• Donald Trump nominates Sriram Krishnan, an a16z general partner as the senior policy advisor.
• Sriram Krishnan works closely with David Sacks, a recently appointed AI& crypto Czar.

Donal Trump stands on the promise of making the US a crypto capital of the world, with a series of announcements. He previously appointed David Sacks as White House AI & Crypto Czar to guide policy administration in both of the emerging technologies. Adding to the team of David Sacks, Trump nominated a16z general partner Sriram Krishnan as Senior AI Policy Advisor.

The latest announcement by Donald Trump, appointing Indian-American Sriram Krishnan was made on Sunday, along with several other major announcements. Along with David Sacks, Sriram Krishnan also works with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Trump further stated,

“Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Working closely with David Sacks, Sriram will focus on ensuring continued American leadership in AI and help shape and coordinate AI policy across government.”

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Indian-American Sriram Krishnan Grateful For Trump’s Nomination

Following the announcement of Trump, Sriram Krishnan posted on X, expressing gratitude towards Trump’s consideration. Krishnan feels honored to have the opportunity to ensure American leadership in AI, working closely with David Sacks.

As his last name suggests, Sriram Krishnan hails from Tamilnadu, India. He started his career at Microsoft and made major contributions to the development of Windows Azure. Krishnan has a diverse background being worked with major companies such as Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo!, etc.

Additionally, Sriram Krishnan is also well-known as an author of the book Programming Windows Azure for O’Reilly. Along with his wife Aarthi, Sriram cohosted The Aarthi and Sriram Show, discussing elaborately on startup culture. Joining a major US firm such as a16z as general partner has added to his diverse career background. Krishnan also has close ties with Elon Musk and helped the UK PM to reconnect with Musk after he was nominated to lead the Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump’s picks so far have not disappointed the crypto community and leaders of the US political system. He is making moves to ensure a clear regulation is in place for emerging technological spaces such as crypto and AI. The latest announcement of Sriram Krishnan is appreciated widely, considering the extensive background of Krishnan.

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