Trump appoints Indian-American Sriram Krishnan as senior AI policy advisor

Indian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author Sriram Krishnan has been appointed by Donald Trump as the Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. Announcing the appointment alongside several others, Trump stated, “Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.” Elaborating on Krishnan’s role, Trump said, “Sriram will collaborate closely with David Sacks to maintain America’s leadership in AI. Trump appoints Indian-American Sriram Krishnan as senior AI policy advisor He will also play a pivotal role in shaping and coordinating AI policy across government agencies, working alongside the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Sriram’s career began at Microsoft, where he contributed significantly to building Windows Azure.” MEET SRIRAM KRISHNAN Sriram Krishnan graduated from SRM Valliammai Engineering College in Tamil Nadu before launching his career at Microsoft, where he was instrumental in developing the APIs and services for Windows Azure.