Sriram Krishnan to step down as White House AI advisor

Sriram Krishnan, a former tech executive and venture capitalist, will leave the Trump administration at the end of June.
“It’s hard to fully express the privilege of serving the American people and how grateful I am for the opportunity,” Krishnan said in a post on X. “Above all, it has been an honor to serve under President [Donald Trump]. Without his leadership, we wouldn’t be leading the AI race.”
Krishnan, who served as a senior policy advisor on artificial intelligence at the White House, was among several tech industry figures who joined the second Trump administration. He has led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook, and Snap, and was most recently a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a firm whose founders backed Trump during the 2024 election.
In his post, Krishnan pointed to several “key public accomplishments,” beginning with the administration’s AI Action Plan, which prioritized building data centers over regulation and safety. Since then, Trump has signed multiple executive orders on AI, including one aimed at challenging state-level AI regulations and another focused on oversight that was delayed and narrowed following industry pushback.
Trump has also supported the idea of the government taking an equity stake in major AI companies.
Krishnan noted that the person he “worked [most] closely with over the last 18 months” was David Sacks, the investor and podcaster who stepped down as AI and crypto czar earlier this year and became co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
“Sacks’ ongoing advocacy for America’s success in AI has been and remains crucial,” Krishnan said.
Next, Krishnan said he will be “building institutions” that address major challenges for “America and its allies.” According to The Washington Post, he plans to start an outside institution that will still allow him to influence Trump’s AI policy.
“Whether it’s energy, data centers, or a clear path for Americans to experience the benefits of AI, there are many difficult issues we need to navigate together,” Krishnan said.
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Sriram Krishnan, a former tech executive and venture capitalist, will leave the Trump administration at the end of June.
“It’s hard to fully express the privilege of serving the American people and how grateful I am for the opportunity,” Krishnan said in a post on X. “Above all, it has been an honor to serve under President [Donald Trump]. Without his leadership, we wouldn’t be leading the AI race.”
Krishnan, who served as a senior policy advisor on artificial intelligence at the White House, was among several tech industry figures who joined the second Trump administration. He has led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook, and Snap, and was most recently a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a firm whose founders backed Trump during the 2024 election.
In his post, Krishnan pointed to several “key public accomplishments,” beginning with the administration’s AI Action Plan, which prioritized building data centers over regulation and safety. Since then, Trump has signed multiple executive orders on AI, including one aimed at challenging state-level AI regulations and another focused on oversight that was delayed and narrowed following industry pushback.
Trump has also supported the idea of the government taking an equity stake in major AI companies.
Krishnan noted that the person he “worked [most] closely with over the last 18 months” was David Sacks, the investor and podcaster who stepped down as AI and crypto czar earlier this year and became co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
“Sacks’ ongoing advocacy for America’s success in AI has been and remains crucial,” Krishnan said.
Next, Krishnan said he will be “building institutions” that address major challenges for “America and its allies.” According to The Washington Post, he plans to start an outside institution that will still allow him to influence Trump’s AI policy.
“Whether it’s energy, data centers, or a clear path for Americans to experience the benefits of AI, there are many difficult issues we need to navigate together,” Krishnan said.
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