Google’s Smith Said to Be Top Candidate for U.S. CTO Role

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Google Inc. executive Megan Smith is close to heading to the White House.

Smith, 49, who was most recently a vice president at Google’s X lab, is a top candidate for the role of U.S. chief technology officer, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the process is private.