{"id":7647,"date":"2024-12-23T21:19:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T21:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/silicon-valleys-white-house-influence-grows-as-trump-taps-tech-execs-for-key-roles\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T21:19:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T21:19:53","slug":"silicon-valleys-white-house-influence-grows-as-trump-taps-tech-execs-for-key-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/silicon-valleys-white-house-influence-grows-as-trump-taps-tech-execs-for-key-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Valley&#8217;s White House influence grows as Trump taps tech execs for key roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108079249\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA&#8217;s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cheney Orr | Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is tapping tech heavyweights to join his new administration, continuing a trend of Silicon Valley&#8217;s growing influence in a second Trump White House.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113698635697344883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Sunday<\/a> he would nominate Scott Kupor, a managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, to be director of the Office of Personnel Management, which coordinates recruitment and provides resources for government employees.<\/p>\n<p>Kupor thanked Trump in a post on X and said the opportunity would allow him to work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/elon-musk\/\">Elon Musk<\/a> and Vivek Ramaswamy in their leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a nascent commission aimed at cutting government spending and regulation.<\/p>\n<p><span\/><\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113698639577293090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also picked<\/a> Sriram Krishnan as senior policy advisor for artificial intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Krishnan, who most recently served as a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has had a long career in tech, with roles at <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/MSFT\/\">Microsoft<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/META\/\">Meta<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, Twitter, <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SNAP\/\">Snap<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and Yahoo. He has previous ties to Musk, helping him <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sriramk\/status\/1586815898039377920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;temporarily&#8221; run the social media service X<\/a> after Musk acquired the platform, formerly known as Twitter, for $44 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=musk+twitter+%2444+billion+cnbc&amp;amp;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1122US1122&amp;amp;oq=musk+twitter+%2444+billion+cnbc&amp;amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORigATIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCDY3MzJqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, a tech billionaire who was one of Trump&#8217;s top donors and most vocal supporters during his campaign, has emerged as one of the president-elect&#8217;s closest advisors. His outsized influence over Trump has led to growing consternation among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/12\/21\/house-democrats-say-gop-caved-to-elon-musk-protecting-china-interests.html\">Democrats<\/a>, foreign leaders and business executives, some of whom compete with Musk&#8217;s companies. Along with X, Musk runs vehicle maker <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/TSLA\/\">Tesla<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, defense contractor SpaceX and brain tech startup Neuralink.<\/p>\n<p>Krishnan will likely work closely with David Sacks, another tech executive who has a long history with Musk. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/12\/05\/trump-david-sacks-billionaire-ai-crypto.html\">earlier this month named Sacks<\/a> \u2014 a venture capitalist, former <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/PYPL\/\">PayPal<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> COO and popular podcaster \u2014 as &#8220;czar&#8221; of crypto and AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108076281\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is joined by Tesla and SpaceX CEO and proposed co-chair of the DOGE commission Elon Musk, and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance at the Army-Navy football game in Landover, Maryland, U.S., December 14, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brian Snyder | Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Trump on Sunday also tapped Ken Howery, a co-founder of PayPal and Founders Fund, as his pick for U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. And he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113698640480139954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appointed<\/a> Michael Kratsios, who was most recently a managing director at tech startup Scale AI, as the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Kratsios served as chief technology officer during Trump&#8217;s first administration.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Trump named former <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/UBER\/\">Uber<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> executive Emil Michael as undersecretary for research and engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Tech business leaders cheered the choices in social media posts. Former Meta executive David Marcus <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/davidmarcus\/status\/1870990512062341615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> Trump&#8217;s selections &#8220;remarkable picks,&#8221; while Box CEO Aaron Levie <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/levie\/status\/1870961757285712207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the choices were &#8220;very strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span\/><\/p>\n<p>Since Trump&#8217;s election victory, a slew of tech companies have thrown their support behind the president-elect \u2014 a significant departure from his first term, when the industry at large maintained a tense relationship with Trump.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-18\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/AMZN\/\">Amazon<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, Meta and OpenAI Sam Altman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/12\/13\/tech-companies-most-threatened-by-trump-donating-to-inauguration-fund.html\">have announced donations of $1 million<\/a> each to Trump&#8217;s inaugural committee. And in recent weeks, Silicon Valley executives have made pilgrimages to Trump&#8217;s residence Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-relatedContent\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedContent-1\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-container\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-nonCollapsibleContent\">\n<h2 class=\"RelatedContent-header\">Don\u2019t miss these insights from CNBC PRO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA&#8217;s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024.\u00a0 Cheney Orr | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is tapping tech heavyweights to join his new administration, continuing a trend of Silicon Valley&#8217;s growing influence in a second Trump White House. 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