David O. Sacks

David Oliver Sacks (born May 25, 1972) is a South African-American  businessman, author, politician and investor who has been the Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology since 2025. He is a general partner of Craft Ventures, a venture capital fund he co-founded in late 2017. Sacks was the COO and product leader of PayPal, and founder and CEO of Yammer. 

In 2017, Sacks co-founded Craft Ventures. He also worked for Facebook, Uber, SpaceX, Palantir Technologies, and Airbnb. 

In December 2024, President Donald Trump named Sacks the White House AI and crypto czar for his second administration.

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