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David Sacks

White House AI and Crypto Czar

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Core Member PayPal Mafia Core Member at PayPal Mafia (1999–present) 1999→ Professional/PayPal Mafia Peter Thiel Professional/PayPal Mafia at Peter Thiel (1999–present) 1999→ Professional/PayPal Mafia Elon Musk Professional/PayPal Mafia at Elon Musk (2000–present) 2000→ Former General Partner Founders Fund Former General Partner at Founders Fund (2008–present) 2008→ Acquirer Microsoft Acquirer at Microsoft (2012–present) 2012→ Affiliation JD Vance Affiliation at JD Vance (2016–present) 2016→ Investor Founders Fund Investor at Founders Fund (2017–present) 2017→ Professional Network Trae Stephens Professional Network at Trae Stephens (2017–present) 2017→ Subject Of Analysis Gap USASpending.gov Subject Of Analysis Gap at USASpending.gov (2019–present) 2019→ Political/Professional Network JD Vance Political/Professional Network at JD Vance (2022–present) 2022→ Investor xAI Investor at xAI (2024–present) 2024→ Campaign Fundraiser Host Donald Trump Campaign Fundraiser Host at Donald Trump (2024–present) 2024→ Political/Advisory Department of Governmen… Political/Advisory at Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) (2024–present) 2024→ Political Ally Elon Musk Political Ally at Elon Musk (2024–present) 2024→ Cryptocurrency Policy Ecosys… World Liberty Financial Cryptocurrency Policy Ecosystem at World Liberty Financial (2024–present) 2024→ Political/Trump Administrati… Tulsi Gabbard Political/Trump Administration Appointees at Tulsi Gabbard (2024–present) 2024→ Policy Relevance World Liberty Financial Policy Relevance at World Liberty Financial (2024–present) 2024→ Investor SpaceX Investor at SpaceX (2024–present) 2024→ Disclosure Obligation Office of Government Et… Disclosure Obligation at Office of Government Ethics (2025–present) 2025→ Former Partner / Regulatory … Andreessen Horowitz (a1… Former Partner / Regulatory Official at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (2026–present) 2026→ Advisor Or Strategic Partner World Liberty Trust Advisor Or Strategic Partner at World Liberty Trust (2026–present) 2026→

Conflict Zones (6)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2016–2026
Affiliation (JD Vance) overlapping with Former General Partner (Founders Fund), Acquirer (Microsoft)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2017–2026
Affiliation (JD Vance) overlapping with Investor (Founders Fund)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2019–2026
Subject Of Analysis Gap (USASpending.gov) overlapping with Former General Partner (Founders Fund), Acquirer (Microsoft), Investor (Founders Fund)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2022–2026
Political/Professional Network (JD Vance) overlapping with Former General Partner (Founders Fund), Acquirer (Microsoft), Investor (Founders Fund)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2024–2026
Affiliation (JD Vance), Subject Of Analysis Gap (USASpending.gov), Political/Professional Network (JD Vance), Political/Trump Administration Appointees (Tulsi Gabbard) overlapping with Investor (xAI), Cryptocurrency Policy Ecosystem (World Liberty Financial), Policy Relevance (World Liberty Financial), Investor (SpaceX), Former General Partner (Founders Fund), Acquirer (Microsoft), Investor (Founders Fund)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2026–2026
Affiliation (JD Vance), Subject Of Analysis Gap (USASpending.gov), Political/Professional Network (JD Vance), Political/Trump Administration Appointees (Tulsi Gabbard) overlapping with Former Partner / Regulatory Official (Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)), Advisor Or Strategic Partner (World Liberty Trust)

All Roles & Relationships (21)

Sector Role Entity Period
OTHER Core Member PayPal Mafia 1999–present
OTHER Professional/PayPal Mafia Peter Thiel 1999–present
OTHER Professional/PayPal Mafia Elon Musk 2000–present
CORPORATE Former General Partner Founders Fund 2008–present
CORPORATE Acquirer Microsoft 2012–present
GOVERNMENT Affiliation JD Vance 2016–present
CORPORATE Investor Founders Fund 2017–present
OTHER Professional Network Trae Stephens 2017–present
GOVERNMENT Subject Of Analysis Gap USASpending.gov 2019–present
GOVERNMENT Political/Professional Network JD Vance 2022–present
CORPORATE Investor xAI 2024–present
OTHER Campaign Fundraiser Host Donald Trump 2024–present
POLITICAL Political/Advisory Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) 2024–present
POLITICAL Political Ally Elon Musk 2024–present
CORPORATE Cryptocurrency Policy Ecosystem World Liberty Financial 2024–present
GOVERNMENT Political/Trump Administration Appointees Tulsi Gabbard 2024–present
CORPORATE Policy Relevance World Liberty Financial 2024–present
CORPORATE Investor SpaceX 2024–present
OTHER Disclosure Obligation Office of Government Ethics 2025–present
CORPORATE Former Partner / Regulatory Official Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) 2026–present
CORPORATE Advisor Or Strategic Partner World Liberty Trust 2026–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for David Sacks 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.