Sreenivas Ramaswamy

Chief Innovation Officer @ NobleReach

About

Executive at the intersection of emerging technologies, investment strategy, and systems design, with over 25 years’ experience across industry, consulting, government, and nonprofit leadership. I currently serve as Chief Innovation Officer at NobleReach Foundation and Nonresident Senior Fellow at Center for Strategic and International Studies, building ecosystems that connect technology, capital, and talent for dual-use innovation and national security. From 2021–2024, I was Senior Advisor to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and a chief architect of the CHIPS and Science Act, shaping investment strategy for semiconductors and regional technology clusters in partnership with industry and allied governments. I previously spent over a decade as a Partner at McKinsey & Company and McKinsey Global Institute, advising high-tech, industrial, and private equity clients and leading research on corporate competition, emerging technologies, and global manufacturing trends. I began my career as a systems engineer in aerospace and wireless telecom, earning three patents while developing space-based broadband networks for NASA, Hughes, and SES over a decade.

Country

United States

City

Bethesda

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Aerospace and space tech, Investment committees / capital allocation, Semiconductor strategy, National security innovation, Competitiveness and industrial strategy, Business Strategy, Leadership, Business Development

Experience

Chief Innovation Officer

NobleReach

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

• Lead strategy to accelerate dual-use innovation for national security • Build talent ecosystems connecting entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and government • Direct a team with DARPA, NSF, and In-Q-Tel experience; $2.5B+ capital raised • Focus on semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, and the bioeconomy

Senior Policy Advisor

US Department of Commerce

2021-3 - 2025-1 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Washington, DC

• Architect of the CHIPS and Science Act; shaped semiconductor and tech cluster investment strategy • Guided $39B in CHIPS incentives and $700M Tech Hubs awards • Served on federal investment committees overseeing semiconductor manufacturing and supply chains • Partnered with allied governments, defense, and industry leaders to secure U.S. competitiveness.

Partner, McKinsey & Company and McKinsey Global Institute

McKinsey & Company

2008-9 - 2021-2 · 12 yrs 6 mos

Washington, DC

• Directed research on corporate competition, national competitiveness, emerging technologies, and global 'superstar' firms and regions • Advised aerospace, high-tech, industrial, and private equity clients on strategy and growth • Work published in Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, The Economist, WSJ • Shaped frameworks later adopted in U.S. industrial and technology policy.

Consultant

McKinsey & Company

2008-9 - 2012-3 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Washington DC

• Advised aerospace, industrial, and PE clients on growth, supply chain, and M&A • Developed growth strategies, risk assessment, and efficient operating models for industrial clients.

Systems engineer and researcher in aerospace, telecom, satellites

Various engineering and research

1997-8 - 2006-12 · 9 yrs 5 mos

Washington DC area

• Designed broadband satellite communications at Hughes; awarded 3 U.S. patents • Led regulatory strategy and network design at SES Satellites • Conducted systems engineering research at Institute for Systems Research (University of Maryland) for space-based networks.