Joe Biden names Indian-American expert as digital chief of staff

United States presidential candidate Joe Biden has tapped Indian-American Medha Raj to be his digital chief of staff, reported PTI on Tuesday.

Raj, in a LinkedIn post on June 26, said: “Excited to share that I’ve joined Joe Biden’s campaign as the Digital Chief of Staff. One hundred and thirty days to the election and we’re not going to waste a minute!”

The US presidential campaign has been forced to go almost entirely virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic. The United States has by far the highest number of infections – over 26.8 lakh – and more than 1.29 lakh deaths, also the most for any country, according to Johns Hopkins University.