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Pedro Celis (born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México) is a retired Distinguished Engineer from Microsoft Corporation.
He served at the U.S. President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) from 2003 to 2005.[2][3] PITAC advises the president on policies and investments that the federal government should pursue to enhance and maintain the preeminence of the U.S. in information technology.[4][5]
He holds over 15 US patents.[6]
In 2009 the Hispanic Business Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the United States.[7][8]
In February 2014, he announced a bid for U.S. Congress in Washington state's 1st Congressional District to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene.[9] In August 2014, Celis narrowly advanced through the primary election[10] before falling to DelBene in the November general.[11]