Chipalo Street joined the House of Representatives in 2023. He was raised with his sister by two loving parents in a working-class African American community. He was lucky enough to discover a love of technology at his public school, a passion that pushed him to earn a Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science from Brown University. While at Brown, Street co-founded a start-up in remote cardiac rehabilitation. After graduating from Brown, Chipalo joined Microsoft where his work starting the Azure IoT Edge product helped direct Microsoft’s approach to edge computing. He has had four patents granted and now works for Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer as an advisor on emerging technologies. He serves as Vice Chair of the Finance Committee as well as on the Environment & Energy and Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans committees. Chipalo lives in the Central District in Seattle.
