Bill Joy

The and co-founder of Sun Microsystems has excellent technology, management, and entrepreneurial instincts -- as well as some interesting ideas about technology, ethics, and the . Would these attributes help him roll with the punches in Washington?

Jeff Bezos

Amazon's founder and CEO has some of the best qualifications for the CTO position in terms of management experience and evaluating emerging technologies. Bezos also has a very strong grasp of many important policy issues. However, convincing him to set aside Amazon and his other ventures might be difficult.

Steve Ballmer