David Sacks Transitions From AI/Crypto Czar to Technology Advisory Committee Co-Chair

David Sacks has left his role as White House special advisor for AI and crypto and shifted to a new role as co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

“In the first year of the Trump administration, I had a role as an SGE [special government employee] that was, I had 130 days. We’ve now used up that time,” Sacks told Bloomberg Television Thursday (March 26).

“I think moving forward as co-chair of PCAST I can now make recommendations on not just AI but an expanded range of technology topics,” Sacks said. “So, yes, this is how I’ll be involved moving forward.”

The White House announced Wednesday (March 25) that President Donald Trump appointed 13 tech leaders to PCAST and that PCAST will be co-chaired by Sacks and Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy and assistant to the President for Science & Technology.

PCAST is an advisory committee focused on strengthening American leadership in science and innovation, the White House said in a press release.

“Under President Trump, PCAST will focus on topics related to the opportunities and challenges that emerging technologies present to the American workforce, and ensuring all Americans thrive in the Golden Age of Innovation,” the release said.

Trump announced the establishment of PCAST in a January 2025 presidential action, highlighting the need for American dominance in transformative technologies such as AI, quantum computing and advanced biotechnology.

In a fact sheet released the same day, the White House said PCAST will champion investments in innovation and the elimination of bureaucratic barriers.

Sacks said in a Wednesday post on X: “PCAST is the principal body of external advisors tasked with shaping science, technology and innovation policy for the President and the White House. Thirteen of the world’s most accomplished leaders in science and technology will join us as this PCAST’s initial members. Together we will make policy recommendations to ensure that America leads — and wins — in artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.”

When Sacks was nominated to be White House special advisor for AI and crypto in December 2024, it was reported that he has a technology-friendly attitude and a long track record of doubts about government regulation.