← Dario Amodei
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Dario Amodei

CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, former OpenAI researcher

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2010 2015 2020 2025 Employment Goldman Sachs Employment at Goldman Sachs (2011–present) 2011→ Employment Google Employment at Google (2014–present) 2014→ Employment OpenAI Employment at OpenAI (2016–present) 2016→ Colleague Sam Altman Colleague at Sam Altman (2016–present) 2016→ Colleague Ilya Sutskever Colleague at Ilya Sutskever (2016–present) 2016→ Founder Center for Emerging Ris… Founder at Center for Emerging Risk Research (2018–present) 2018→ Affiliation Stanford Institute for … Affiliation at Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (2019–present) 2019→ Collaborator On AI Governanc… Holden Karnofsky Collaborator On AI Governance And Philanthropy at Holden Karnofsky (2020–present) 2020→ Competitor ChatGPT (deprecated ali… Competitor at ChatGPT (deprecated alias — see OpenAI) (2021–present) 2021→ Funder/Supporter Open Philanthropy Funder/Supporter at Open Philanthropy (2021–present) 2021→ Founder Daniela Amodei Founder at Daniela Amodei (2021–present) 2021→ Former Associate/Industry Peer Elon Musk Former Associate/Industry Peer at Elon Musk (2021–present) 2021→ Financial Beneficiary Dustin Moskovitz Financial Beneficiary at Dustin Moskovitz (2021–present) 2021→ Executive Leadership Anthropic Executive Leadership at Anthropic (2021–present) 2021→ Investor/Board Or Advisor Role Reid Hoffman Investor/Board Or Advisor Role at Reid Hoffman (2022–present) 2022→ Collaborator Dan Hendrycks Collaborator at Dan Hendrycks (2022–present) 2022→ Former Employer/Colleague Ne… Meta Platforms Former Employer/Colleague Nexus at Meta Platforms (2022–present) 2022→ Funder Relationship Cari Tuna Funder Relationship at Cari Tuna (2022–present) 2022→ Funder Relationship Sam Bankman-Fried Funder Relationship at Sam Bankman-Fried (2022–present) 2022→ Funder/Investor Good Ventures Funder/Investor at Good Ventures (2022–present) 2022→ Colleague Amanda Askell Colleague at Amanda Askell (2022–present) 2022→ Research/Policy Network Conn… Jason Matheny Research/Policy Network Connection at Jason Matheny (2023–present) 2023→ Trustee/Beneficiary Anthropic Long-Term Ben… Trustee/Beneficiary at Anthropic Long-Term Benefit Trust (2023–present) 2023→ Collaborator/Peer Center for AI Safety Collaborator/Peer at Center for AI Safety (2023–present) 2023→ Investor Relationship Marc Andreessen Investor Relationship at Marc Andreessen (2023–present) 2023→ Investor Andreessen Horowitz (a1… Investor at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (2023–present) 2023→ Industry Peer/Associate Mark Zuckerberg Industry Peer/Associate at Mark Zuckerberg (2023–present) 2023→ Industry Peer/Supplier Relat… Jensen Huang Industry Peer/Supplier Relationship at Jensen Huang (2023–present) 2023→ Strategic Partner/Investor Amazon Strategic Partner/Investor at Amazon (2023–present) 2023→ Industry Ecosystem Connection Peter Thiel Industry Ecosystem Connection at Peter Thiel (2023–present) 2023→

Conflict Zones (4)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2019–2026
Affiliation (Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI) overlapping with Employment (Goldman Sachs), Employment (Google), Employment (OpenAI), Founder (Center for Emerging Risk Research)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2021–2026
Affiliation (Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI), Funder/Supporter (Open Philanthropy) overlapping with Competitor (ChatGPT (deprecated alias — see OpenAI)), Founder (Daniela Amodei), Executive Leadership (Anthropic), Employment (Goldman Sachs), Employment (Google), Employment (OpenAI), Founder (Center for Emerging Risk Research)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2022–2026
Affiliation (Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI), Funder/Supporter (Open Philanthropy), Funder/Investor (Good Ventures) overlapping with Investor/Board Or Advisor Role (Reid Hoffman), Former Employer/Colleague Nexus (Meta Platforms), Employment (Goldman Sachs), Employment (Google), Employment (OpenAI), Founder (Center for Emerging Risk Research), Competitor (ChatGPT (deprecated alias — see OpenAI)), Founder (Daniela Amodei), Executive Leadership (Anthropic)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2023–2026
Affiliation (Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI), Funder/Supporter (Open Philanthropy), Funder/Investor (Good Ventures), Trustee/Beneficiary (Anthropic Long-Term Benefit Trust) overlapping with Investor (Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)), Employment (Goldman Sachs), Employment (Google), Employment (OpenAI), Founder (Center for Emerging Risk Research), Competitor (ChatGPT (deprecated alias — see OpenAI)), Founder (Daniela Amodei), Executive Leadership (Anthropic), Investor/Board Or Advisor Role (Reid Hoffman), Former Employer/Colleague Nexus (Meta Platforms)

All Roles & Relationships (30)

Sector Role Entity Period
CORPORATE Employment Goldman Sachs 2011–present
CORPORATE Employment Google 2014–present
CORPORATE Employment OpenAI 2016–present
OTHER Colleague Sam Altman 2016–present
OTHER Colleague Ilya Sutskever 2016–present
CORPORATE Founder Center for Emerging Risk Research 2018–present
GOVERNMENT Affiliation Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI 2019–present
OTHER Collaborator On AI Governance And Philanthropy Holden Karnofsky 2020–present
CORPORATE Competitor ChatGPT (deprecated alias — see OpenAI) 2021–present
GOVERNMENT Funder/Supporter Open Philanthropy 2021–present
CORPORATE Founder Daniela Amodei 2021–present
OTHER Former Associate/Industry Peer Elon Musk 2021–present
OTHER Financial Beneficiary Dustin Moskovitz 2021–present
CORPORATE Executive Leadership Anthropic 2021–present
CORPORATE Investor/Board Or Advisor Role Reid Hoffman 2022–present
OTHER Collaborator Dan Hendrycks 2022–present
CORPORATE Former Employer/Colleague Nexus Meta Platforms 2022–present
OTHER Funder Relationship Cari Tuna 2022–present
OTHER Funder Relationship Sam Bankman-Fried 2022–present
GOVERNMENT Funder/Investor Good Ventures 2022–present
OTHER Colleague Amanda Askell 2022–present
OTHER Research/Policy Network Connection Jason Matheny 2023–present
GOVERNMENT Trustee/Beneficiary Anthropic Long-Term Benefit Trust 2023–present
OTHER Collaborator/Peer Center for AI Safety 2023–present
OTHER Investor Relationship Marc Andreessen 2023–present
CORPORATE Investor Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) 2023–present
OTHER Industry Peer/Associate Mark Zuckerberg 2023–present
OTHER Industry Peer/Supplier Relationship Jensen Huang 2023–present
OTHER Strategic Partner/Investor Amazon 2023–present
OTHER Industry Ecosystem Connection Peter Thiel 2023–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Dario Amodei using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.