Donald Trump names ex PayPal exec David Sacks as AI and crypto czar
Dec. 6, 2024 — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named venture capitalist and former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as a top White House advisor on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency issues.
Sacks will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology, a group that makes science, technology and other innovation policy recommendations to the White House.
“He will safeguard Free Speech online, and steer us away from Big Tech bias and censorship. He will work on a legal framework so the Crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the U.S.,” Trump wrote in the social media post announcing the appointment.