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Sriram Krishnan

Donald Trump appoints Sriram Krishnan as AI advisor. Photo Courtesy: Sriram Krishnan Instagram page

US President-elect Donald Trump appoints Chennai-born entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as AI advisor

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Dec 23, 2024, at 09:36 am

#Sriram Krishnan # X #Twitter # DonaldTrump

US President-elect Donald Trump, on Sunday, named Indian-origin entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

In a statement published on Truth Social, Trump wrote: "Sriram Krishnan will serve as 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 A.I., and help shape and coordinate A.I. policy across Government, including working with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Sriram started his career at Microsoft as a founding member of Windows Azure," he said.

Born in Chennai, Sriram Krishnan is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author.

He previously led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo!, Facebook, and Snap.

According to reports, he worked with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2022 to help rebuild Twitter (which is now known as X) after Tesla chief acquired the platform.

He rose to prominence by co-hosting The Aarthi and Sriram Show with his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy.

🇺🇸 I'm honored to be able to serve our country and ensure continued American leadership in AI working closely with @DavidSacks.

Thank you @realDonaldTrump for this opportunity. pic.twitter.com/kw1n0IKK2a
— Sriram Krishnan (@sriramk) December 22, 2024

Following his appointment, Sriram Krishnan wrote on X: "I'm honored to be able to serve our country and ensure continued American leadership in AI working closely with @DavidSacks."

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