Mountain View, Calif. - Sonal Shah, who works on global development for Google's philanthropy division, Google.org, has been named to the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama, according to CNET News.com. Shah previously served as a vice president at Goldman Sachs. The Obama team also has recruited Julius Genachowski, one of the three co-founders of DC-based early stage investment firm LaunchBox Digital. According to The Washington Post, Genachowski attended law school with Obama, and helped stress the importance of high-tech issues during the campaign.

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