Former technology executive and VC Sriram Krishnan is leaving the Trump administration at the end of June.
“It’s hard to put into words how privileged it has been to serve the American people and how grateful I am for the opportunity to do so,” Krishnan wrote in a post to
Krishnan, who serves as the White House’s senior policy adviser on artificial intelligence, was one of several tech industry figures to take on the role in the second Trump administration. Krishnan has led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook, and Snap, and was most recently a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a company whose founders supported Trump in the 2024 election.
In his post, Krishnan highlighted several “key public achievements,” starting with the administration’s AI Action Plan, which prioritizes data center construction over regulation and safety. Since then, Trump has signed several executive orders related to AI, including one to challenge state-level AI regulation and another focused on oversight that has been delayed and reduced due to industry backlash.
Trump also supported the idea that the government could take stakes in major AI companies.
Krishnan noted that the person he has “worked (most) closely with over the last 18 months” is investor and podcaster David Sacks, who stepped down as AI and cryptocurrency czar earlier this year to become co-chairman of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
“It has been and will continue to be important for (Sacks) to continue to advocate for America to win in AI,” said Krishnan.
Next, Krishnan said, will be “institution building” that addresses big challenges for “the United States and its allies.” According to The Washington Post, he plans to establish an outside agency that would take on the role of influencing Trump’s AI policies.
“There are many difficult challenges we must all navigate together, including energy, data centers, and a clear path for Americans to experience the benefits of AI,” said Krishnan.
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