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Hillary Rodham Clinton has hired a longtimeGoogle executive to oversee her likely presidential campaign's technology development and buildnew ways for Clinton toengage with voters, according to Democrats with knowledge of the move.

Stephanie Hannon, who is Google's director of product management for civic innovation and social impact, will become the chief technology officer of the expected Clinton campaign, according to the Democrats, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the appointment.

At Clinton's New York campaign headquarters, Hannonwill serve on the senior staff and oversee a team of engineers and developers, which could include outside consultants, to devise Web sites, apps and other tools for the former secretary of state and her staff to engage with supporters and voters.

Their first challenge is to have the technological infrastructure in place for Clinton's pending campaign launch, expectedin coming days, to immediately connect with her supporters, capture information about them and raise money from them.

The Clinton team does not plan to debut what one Democrat called "a glitzy, shiny suite of apps" on the campaign's first day but will build innovative tools over time under Hannon's leadership.

Hannon, who has worked in Silicon Valley for two decades, would be the first woman to hold the title of chieftechnology officer ona major presidential campaign. She will work closely with Katie Dowd, a longtime Clinton aide who will serve asthecampaign's digital director, and Teddy Goff, an outside consultant whohelp leaddigital strategy and was the 2012 Obama campaign's digital director.

At Google, Hannon recently hasfocused on building technological tools to help communities respond to natural disasters and sharing information about elections, including ballot locations and candidates. She previously helped develop the popular Google Maps appandoversaw itsglobalexpansion, incorporating geo-coding in dozens of countries and creating the transit tool that allows users to planitinerarieson public buses and trains.

Hannon does not appear to have political campaign experience but hasworked at a number of Silicon Valley companies, including Facebook, Cisco and Intel, according to her LinkedIn profile. She earned a bachelor's degree in computer systems engineering and a master's degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University as well as a master of business administration degree at Harvard Business School.

Philip Rucker is a national political correspondent for The Washington Post, where he has reported since 2005.

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