Trump announces more tech policy team members

President-elect Donald Trump announced new staff for his White House technology policy team Sunday, selecting Michael J.K. Kratsios, Lynne Parker, Bo Hines and Sriram Krishnan to serve in a variety of tech-focused positions.

In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump announced Kratsios as the incoming director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Parker as the executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology, and counselor to the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; Hines as the executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets; and Krishnan as the senior policy advisor for artificial intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

“I am pleased to announce the brilliant Team that will be working in conjunction with our White House A.I. & Crypto Czar, David O. Sacks,” Trump wrote on Sunday. “Together, we will unleash scientific breakthroughs, ensure America’s technological dominance, and usher in a Golden Age of American Innovation!”

For Kratsios, this marks a return to the White House in a tech policy role, having previously worked in the first Trump administration as the chief technology officer. Prior to that, he served as an executive advisor and under secretary at the Department of Defense, where Kratsios was awarded the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal.

Parker hails from a technical background, receiving her PhD in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she previously helmed national AI policy during Trump’s first administration as the deputy chief technology officer. 

Hines will lead new efforts to advise Trump on cryptocurrency policy as executive director of the new Crypto Council, which will be chaired by Sacks. Hines previously ran for Congress to represent his home state of North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“I am thrilled to work alongside the brilliant @DavidSacks to ensure that this industry will thrive and remain a cornerstone of our Nation’s technological advancement,” Hines wrote on Twitter following his appointment. 

Trump’s Crypto Council will focus on growth in the U.S. cryptocurrency industry and larger digital asset space, creating “an environment where this industry can flourish, and remain a cornerstone of our Nation's technological advancement,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

Krishnan will come in to serve as the administration’s senior AI policy advisor, focusing on supporting American leadership in the AI sector and coordinating policy within the government. He previously began his career at Microsoft as a founding member of the Windows Azure software platform, most recently working as a venture capitalist at the Andreessen Horowitz firm.