Gopal Khanna
[10] Shortly after his appointment, Khanna was interviewed by Twin Cities Business Magazine and cited many problems he believed were faced by Minnesota's IT infrastructure, including "an aging state government workforce and younger tech-savvy who want faster services."[18][19] Khanna served as Senior Foreign Service (SFS) level policy advisor to the Director of the Peace Corps on agency planning, congressional appropriations, budget strategizing, and directed all information technology.Prior to that, Khanna lived in New York City where he held positions in marketing, sales management, merchandising, and corporate training and development with the MONY Financial Services Group.He hails from a family whose patriarch Rai Saheb Ganesh Prashad settled in Kanpur, India after his retirement from service in the Indian Railways during the British Raj.Gopal Khanna earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with concentration in Economics, Mathematics, and Political Science from Christ Church College, Kanpur, India.