US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American entrepreneur and enterprise capitalist Sriram Krishnan because the senior White House coverage advisor on synthetic intelligence (AI). In a press release, Trump stated Krishnan would form and coordinate AI coverage throughout the federal government. His work entails “working with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.” The 78-year-old additionally talked about Krishnan’s profession, significantly his accomplishments as a founding member of Microsoft’s Windows Azure group.
I’m happy to announce the good Team that will probably be working along side our White House A.I. & Crypto Czar, David O. Sacks. Together, we’ll unleash scientific breakthroughs, guarantee America’s technological dominance, and usher in a Golden Age of American Innovation!…
— Trump Posts on ???? (@trump_repost) December 22, 2024
Mr Krishnan, sharing his pleasure, stated he would collaborate with David O. Sacks, the previous COO of PayPal, the White House AI & Crypto Czar.
???????? I’m honored to have the ability to serve our nation and guarantee continued American management in AI working carefully with @DavidSacks.
Thank you @actualDonaldTrump for this chance. pic.twitter.com/kw1n0IKK2a
— Sriram Krishnan (@sriramk) December 22, 2024
5 key factors about Sriram Krishnan:
1) Sriram Krishnan was born in Chennai, and he accomplished his BTech in Information Technology from SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. He moved to the US in 2005 on the age of 21. His father labored in insurance coverage, and his mom was a homemaker.
2) Mr Krishnan’s journey within the tech world started at Microsoft in 2005. He additionally led product groups at Twitter, Yahoo!, Facebook and Snap. He developed cell advert merchandise throughout his tenure at Facebook (now Meta) and Snap.
3) He shares knowledgeable bond with billionaire Elon Musk, who can also be part of Trump 2.0. Mr Krishnan labored with Musk to revamp Twitter (now X) after its acquisition in 2022. The entrepreneur has additionally been an advocate for leveraging expertise to unravel challenges between AI-driven fashions, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and huge web platforms.
4) In February 2021, Krishnan turned a common companion at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a enterprise capital agency. By 2023, he was main the corporate’s London workplace. Krishnan left the organisation in November 2023.
5) He additionally gained recognition in 2021 as host of the podcast ‘The Aarthi and Sriram Show’ (previously often called ‘The Good Time Show’). Mr Krishnan works on it together with his spouse, Aarthi Ramamurthy.