“Sriram Krishnan will focus on ensuring America’s continued leadership in artificial intelligence and help develop and coordinate artificial intelligence across the government,” Trump said in a post shared on Truth Social. Smart Policy, including working with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Krishnan, an Indian-born entrepreneur who began his career as a founding member of Microsoft’s Windows Azure, will work closely with David Sacks, another luminary in technology and policy.
Krishnan, who was born in Chennai, expressed his gratitude and commitment to the role in response to Trump’s statement.
“I’m honored to work closely with David Sacks to serve our country and ensure America’s continued leadership in artificial intelligence,” he said in a post on
Who is Sriram Krishnan?
The six-foot-six-inch Krishnan was born into a middle-income Tamil family in Chennai, India, and his passion for technology began in the late 1990s, when he taught himself to code without access to the Internet. This determination led him to pursue a degree in Information Technology from SRM College of Engineering, Anna University, from which he graduated in 2005.
Krishnan has had an illustrious career at leading technology giants such as Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Snap. At Facebook, he built the Facebook Audience Network, a major competitor to Google’s advertising technology; at Twitter, he drove major product innovation and achieved significant user growth. In 2021, he joined Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as a general partner, focusing on investments in emerging technologies such as Web3 and AI.
In 2022, Krishnan gained attention for working with Elon Musk to transform Twitter after Musk acquired the Twitter platform. His insights into artificial intelligence and social media trends have established him as a thought leader, further enhancing his reputation.
Apart from technology, Krishnan also co-hosts the Aarthi and Sriram Show with his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy. Featuring high-profile guests including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the podcast has become a hit and has been downloaded millions of times. The couple, often referred to as the “tech duo,” live in London.