US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as the senior White House policy adviser on artificial intelligence (AI).

US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on

Sriram Krishnan, who has previously led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo!, Facebook and Snap, will work along with David O. Sacks who will be the White House AI and Crypto Czar.

Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American tech veteran, has been appointed as the White House's senior policy advisor on AI. He will work alongside David Sacks to maintain US leadership in AI and shape national AI policy.

US President-elect Donald trump on Sunday named Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. “Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and technology Policy,

His new position at the White House underlines increasing influence of Indian-Americans on global technology and policy-related posts, which marks another milestone for the community.

Krishnan said, "I'm honored to be able to serve our country and ensure continued American leadership in AI working closely with David Sacks."

President-elect Trump appoints Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, praised by Indian American community.

Donald Trump said Sriram Krishnan “will focus on ensuring continued American leadership in A.I., and help shape and coordinate A.I. policy across Government.”

Sridhar Vembu disclosed that he had once wanted to recruit Krishnan in 2004 but missed the opportunity as Microsoft had already snapped him up.