Sriram Krishnan, the White House’s senior AI policy advisor and former Andreessen Horowitz partner, is stepping down at the end of June.
Senior Advisor Departs
In his X post on Saturday, Krishnan, who previously held product leadership roles at Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), and Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP), cited the administration’s AI Action Plan as a top accomplishment, a framework that prioritized data center buildout over regulation, directly shaping federal AI investment posture.
Krishnan plans to launch an outside institution that will still give him a role in influencing Trump’s AI policy, according to a Washington Post report.
In his post, the Indian-American technology executive wrote, “First and foremost, it has been an honor to serve under President Trump. Without his leadership, we would not be leading in the AI race.”
Sacks Factor
He also credited outgoing AI and crypto czar David Sacks, now co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, as his closest collaborator. “I owe a lot to the person I’ve worked most closely with over the last 18 months — @DavidSacks,” he wrote.
“[Sacks’] continuing advocacy for America winning on AI has been and continues to be crucial,” Krishnan said.
Sacks returned the praise, calling Krishnan’s skills “genuinely unique” and noting it would be “a huge loss for the administration.”
Krishnan’s exit comes amid a larger debate over government equity stakes in major AI companies and the nationalization risk faced by these companies.
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