Former tech executive and VC Sriram Krishnan is leaving the Trump administration at the end of June.
“It is difficult to express how great a privilege it has been to serve the American people and how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to do so,” Krishnan said. a post on X. “First and foremost, it has been an honor to serve under the President [Donald Trump]. Without his leadership, we would not be leading the AI race.”
Krishnan, who serves as a senior adviser on artificial intelligence policy at the White House, was one of several tech industry figures to take on roles in the second Trump administration. Krishnan has led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook and Snap, and most recently was a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a firm whose founders threw their support behind Trump during the 2024 elections.
In his post, Krishnan highlighted some “key public accomplishments,” starting with the administration’s AI Action Plan, which prioritized data center construction over regulation and security. Since then, Trump has signed several AI-related executive orders, including one that seeks to challenge state-level AI regulations and another focused on oversight that was delayed and scaled back after industry pushback.
Trump has also floated the idea that the government could take an equity stake in major AI companies.
Krishnan noted that the person who “worked [most] closely with the last 18 months” was David Sacks, the investor and podcaster who stepped down as AI and crypto czar earlier this year to become co-chair of the President’s Council of Science and Technology Advisers.
“[Sacks’] Continuing to advocate for America’s victory in AI has been and continues to be critical,” Krishnan said.
Krishnan then said he would “build institutions” that would take on major challenges for “America and its allies.” According to the Washington Postplans to establish an outside foundation that will give him yet another role to influence Trump’s AI policy.
“Whether it’s energy, data centers, or a clear path for Americans to experience the benefits of artificial intelligence, there are many difficult issues that we must all navigate together,” Krishnan said.
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