In a pair of Fact Social posts on Sunday, Donald Trump introduced a set of picks for his administration’s tech coverage workforce that may report back to David Sacks, Trump’s “AI and crypto czar.” The picks embody Michael Kratsios, who will lead the Workplace of Science and Know-how Coverage (OSTP) if confirmed by the Senate.
Kratsios, who served in Trump’s first time period because the White Home chief know-how officer, additionally briefly held an performing undersecretary function on the Division of Protection close to the top of the time period. He later turned a managing director at Scale AI and has been serving to lead Trump’s tech coverage transition workforce.
The President-elect additionally picked his former deputy CTO, Dr. Lynne Parker, as Govt Director of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Know-how. Directing the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Property (AKA the “Crypto Council”) shall be former faculty soccer participant and unsuccessful Republican congressional candidate Bo Hines. Advising Trump on AI coverage as a part of the OSTP shall be Sriram Krishnan, who has intensive Silicon Valley expertise, with roles at Andreessen Horowitz, X, Meta, and Snap.
