AI NewsSriram Krishnan is leaving his role as White House AI advisor

Sriram Krishnan is leaving his role as White House AI advisor

11:27 PM IST · June 6, 2026

Former tech executive and VC Sriram Krishnan is leaving the Trump administration at the end of June. “It is hard to express how big 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 ina post on X. “First and foremost, it has been an honor to serve under President [Donald Trump]. Without his leadership, we would not be leading in the AI race.” Krishnan, who’s been serving asa senior policy advisoron artificial intelligence at the White House, was one of a number of tech industry figures totake roles in the second Trump administration. Krishnan has led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook, and Snap, and he was most recently a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a firm whose foundersthrew their support behind Trumpduring the 2024 election. 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 safety. Since then, Trump has signed several executive orders around AI, including one thatseeks to challenge state-level AI regulationsand another focused on oversight that wasdelayed and narrowed after industry pushback. Trump has also endorsed the idea thatthe government could take 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 whostepped down as AI and crypto czarearlier this year and became co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. “[Sacks’] continuing advocacy for America winning on AI has been and continues to be crucial,” Krishnan said. Next, Krishnan said he will be “building institutions” that tackle big challenges for “America and its allies.”According to The Washington Post, he’s planning to start an outside institution that will still give him a role in influencing Trump’s AI policy. “Whether it is energy, data centers or a clear path for Americans to experience the benefits of AI, there are many tough issues we all need to navigate together,” Krishnan said.