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Donald Trump, as President-elect, has appointed Indian-American entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. Krishnan, an accomplished venture capitalist, has held leadership roles at major tech firms such as Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, and Snap. He is known for building Facebook’s Audience Network and driving user growth at Twitter.
Born in Chennai, India, to a Tamil middle-income family, Krishnan learned coding in the late 1990s and graduated in IT from Anna University in 2005. He started his career at Microsoft and later joined Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner, focusing on Web3 and AI investments. In 2022, he collaborated with Elon Musk on Twitter’s transformation.
Krishnan, a podcast co-host with his wife, Aarthi Ramamurthy, lives in London. Their show, featuring prominent guests like Musk and Zuckerberg, has gained immense popularity. His AI expertise makes him a key figure in Trump’s administration.
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