According to monitoring by Beating, White House AI Policy Advisor Sriram Krishnan announced that he will voluntarily step down from his position by the end of June this year. Krishnan has served since January 2025 in the Trump administration as Senior AI Policy Advisor at the White House, closely collaborating with AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks. After completing approximately 18 months in office and taking a brief break, he plans to found a new policy and technology organization to recruit engineers who will continue supporting U.S. government and allied AI initiatives in critical areas such as energy, data centers, and broader policy domains. During his tenure, Krishnan helped advance several core AI initiatives of the Trump administration. Key achievements include designing and releasing the American AI Action Plan (published in July 2025), advancing the “AI Acceleration Partnership” aimed at enhancing the global competitiveness of U.S. AI technologies, drafting the recently signed Presidential Executive Order on the National AI Policy Framework—which also served as the foundation for this year’s legislative efforts with Congress—and actively advocating for the U.S. AI technology stack at AI summits in France, India, and during state visits to multiple countries. Prior to his government role, Krishnan immigrated to the United States from India in 2007 to join Microsoft, and in 2020 became a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). His initial appointment drew criticism from far-right figures such as Laura Loomer due to his immigrant background, but he received broad bipartisan and Silicon Valley support. At the swearing-in ceremony of the new Federal Reserve Chair in May this year, Trump publicly praised Krishnan’s contributions to advancing advanced chip manufacturing in the United States. Krishnan’s departure coincides with a period of adjustment in White House AI policy. In response to cybersecurity threats posed by cutting-edge models such as Anthropic’s Mythos, White House officials recently pushed for stricter security measures, leading to Trump’s latest executive order signed this week. During policy deliberations, David Sacks advocated a deregulatory stance, persuading Trump to withdraw a draft requiring AI companies to share frontier models with the government 90 days prior to release, ultimately shortening the timeline to 30 days.
White House AI Advisor Sriram Krishnan to Depart by End of June, Plans to Launch New Policy and Technology Institute
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White House AI advisor Sriram Krishnan will depart by the end of June to launch a new policy and technology institute. Krishnan, who collaborated with crypto and AI czar David Sacks, helped shape the U.S. AI Action Plan and National AI Policy Framework. His regulatory policy work encompassed energy, data centers, and security. Previously, Krishnan advised Microsoft and invested in tech startups at Andreessen Horowitz. His departure coincides with the administration tightening regulations on AI models, impacting liquidity and crypto markets.
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