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Sriram Krishnan, the Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, announced on June 6 that he will step down from his role by the end of June. He plans to launch an outside institution aimed at influencing US technology policy.
The departure caps an approximately 18-month tenure during which Krishnan became one of the most visible figures in the Trump administration’s push to keep the US at the front of the global AI race. His exit follows that of David Sacks, who stepped down from his role as the administration’s AI and crypto czar back in March.
From venture capital to the West Wing
Before joining the White House, Krishnan was a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he led the firm’s London office. President-elect Donald Trump tapped him for the AI advisory role on December 22, 2024, and Krishnan officially started on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025.
During his time in the role, he helped launch the American AI Action Plan and played a central part in executing an executive order establishing a National AI Policy Framework. He also championed what the administration called the “American AI stack,” a concept centered on ensuring that critical layers of AI infrastructure, from chips to cloud computing to model training, remain anchored in the US or allied nations. That effort took him to global AI summits in France and India. Partnerships with tech giants including Google and Microsoft were another hallmark of his tenure.
The revolving door keeps spinning
David Sacks publicly acknowledged Krishnan’s contributions to technology policy during his tenure.
The White House has not publicly named a successor.
What this means for investors
No immediate market reaction was observed following Krishnan’s announcement. For the crypto sector specifically, Krishnan’s role was narrowly focused on AI, not digital assets. Sacks handled the crypto portfolio before his own exit in March.
AI data centers are among the fastest-growing consumers of electricity in the US, and Krishnan’s policy work touched on the infrastructure needed to power them.
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