David Sacks
Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology
Before shaping White House AI policy, he was PayPal's COO and product leader and produced the movie Thank You for Smoking.
- Born
- 1972-05-25, Cape Town, South Africa
- Now
- Special Advisor for AI and Crypto; Co-Chair, PCAST, White House
- Studied
- University of Chicago, Stanford University
Interesting facts
- Connection
Met Peter Thiel at Stanford working on the Stanford Review, and the two co-wrote a 1995 book, The Diversity Myth.
theguardian.com - Numbers
Founded Yammer in 2008; it grew past eight million users and sold to Microsoft for $1.2 billion.
allin.com - Turning point
Left the AI and crypto czar post in March 2026 because special government employees may work only 130 days a year, then became PCAST co-chair.
reuters.com - Numbers
Has invested in more than 20 unicorns, with early angel bets on Facebook, Uber, SpaceX, Palantir and Airbnb.
en.wikipedia.org - Side project
Co-hosts the All-In podcast, launched in March 2020 during the pandemic; it now has more than a million YouTube subscribers.
en.wikipedia.org
Career
- White HouseSpecial Advisor for AI and Crypto; Co-Chair, PCAST2025 to now
- Craft VenturesCo-founder and General Partner2017 to now
- ZenefitsInterim CEO2016
- YammerFounder and CEO2008–2014
- PayPalCOO1999–2002
- McKinseyManagement consultantuntil 1999
Education
- JD, Law, University of Chicago, 1998
- BA, Economics, Stanford University, 1994
