President Trump has appointed 13 technology and crypto industry figures to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, with Fred Ehrsam of Coinbase and Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz elevated to the panel. The reconstituted council is co-chaired by David Sacks, the White House’s AI and crypto adviser, and OSTP Director Michael Kratsios.
Ehrsam is presented as the clearest direct representative of the crypto sector on the panel, reflecting Coinbase’s early moves into crypto investment through Paradigm. Andreessen’s firm, a16z, has invested heavily in crypto and web3 companies. With Sacks serving as co-chair, the council offers the digital asset industry a formal advisory link to the White House even as Congress works on crypto market structure legislation.
Notable exclusions include Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while critics flagged that several appointees donated US$1 million each to Trump’s inauguration committee. The rest of the appointments came largely from major technology, computing, and energy companies. They include Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, AMD chief executive Lisa Su, Oracle chief executive Safra Catz, and Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison. The lineup also drew scrutiny over possible conflicts as Meta, Google, and Nvidia each donated US$1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee.
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