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JD Vance

Vice President of the United States

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donor Peter Thiel Donor at Peter Thiel (2016–present) 2016→ Affiliation David Sacks Affiliation at David Sacks (2016–present) 2016→ Professional Network Founders Fund Professional Network at Founders Fund (2016–present) 2016→ Affiliation Thiel Capital Affiliation at Thiel Capital (2016–present) 2016→ Employment Mithril Capital Employment at Mithril Capital (2016–present) 2016→ Affiliation Trae Stephens Affiliation at Trae Stephens (2016–present) 2016→ Political Network Steve Bannon Political Network at Steve Bannon (2016–present) 2016→ Investor Narya Capital Investor at Narya Capital (2020–present) 2020→ Political Protege Funded By … PayPal Mafia Political Protege Funded By Member at PayPal Mafia (2021–present) 2021→ Founder Founders Fund Founder at Founders Fund (2022–present) 2022→ Super PAC Support Protect Ohio Values Super PAC Support at Protect Ohio Values (2022–present) 2022→ Political/Professional Network David Sacks Political/Professional Network at David Sacks (2022–present) 2022→ Political Support Thiel Capital Political Support at Thiel Capital (2022–present) 2022→ Founder Valar Ventures Founder at Valar Ventures (2022–present) 2022→ Political Endorsement Tulsi Gabbard Political Endorsement at Tulsi Gabbard (2022–present) 2022→ Indirect Political Connectio… Palantir Technologies Indirect Political Connection Via Peter Thiel at Palantir Technologies (2022–present) 2022→ Officeholder U.S. Senate Officeholder at U.S. Senate (2023–present) 2023→ Affiliation Department of Governmen… Affiliation at Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) (2024–present) 2024→ Trump Administration Connect… Scott Bessent Trump Administration Connection at Scott Bessent (2024–present) 2024→ Running Mate / Vice Presiden… Donald Trump Running Mate / Vice Presidential Nominee at Donald Trump (2024–present) 2024→ Affiliation Beth Van Duyne Affiliation at Beth Van Duyne (2024–present) 2024→ Political Alliance Elon Musk Political Alliance at Elon Musk (2024–present) 2024→ Affiliation Elon Musk Affiliation at Elon Musk (2024–present) 2024→ Affiliation Steve Bannon Affiliation at Steve Bannon (2024–present) 2024→ Trump Administration Connect… Tulsi Gabbard Trump Administration Connection at Tulsi Gabbard (2024–present) 2024→ Political Opposition Emilia Strong Sykes Political Opposition at Emilia Strong Sykes (2025–present) 2025→ Predecessor / Tie-Break Vote Jon Husted Predecessor / Tie-Break Vote at Jon Husted (2025–present) 2025→ Donor Scott Bessent Donor at Scott Bessent (2025–present) 2025→ Ethics Filing Obligation Office of Government Et… Ethics Filing Obligation at Office of Government Ethics (2025–present) 2025→ Vote Breaking Tie Jim Justice Vote Breaking Tie at Jim Justice (2025–present) 2025→

Conflict Zones (4)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2022–2026
Political Endorsement (Tulsi Gabbard) overlapping with Professional Network (Founders Fund), Affiliation (Thiel Capital), Employment (Mithril Capital), Investor (Narya Capital), Founder (Founders Fund), Political Support (Thiel Capital), Founder (Valar Ventures), Indirect Political Connection Via Peter Thiel (Palantir Technologies)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2023–2026
Officeholder (U.S. Senate) overlapping with Professional Network (Founders Fund), Affiliation (Thiel Capital), Employment (Mithril Capital), Investor (Narya Capital), Founder (Founders Fund), Political Support (Thiel Capital), Founder (Valar Ventures), Indirect Political Connection Via Peter Thiel (Palantir Technologies)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2024–2026
Trump Administration Connection (Tulsi Gabbard) overlapping with Professional Network (Founders Fund), Affiliation (Thiel Capital), Employment (Mithril Capital), Investor (Narya Capital), Founder (Founders Fund), Political Support (Thiel Capital), Founder (Valar Ventures), Indirect Political Connection Via Peter Thiel (Palantir Technologies)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2025–2026
Vote Breaking Tie (Jim Justice) overlapping with Professional Network (Founders Fund), Affiliation (Thiel Capital), Employment (Mithril Capital), Investor (Narya Capital), Founder (Founders Fund), Political Support (Thiel Capital), Founder (Valar Ventures), Indirect Political Connection Via Peter Thiel (Palantir Technologies)

All Roles & Relationships (30)

Sector Role Entity Period
POLITICAL Donor Peter Thiel 2016–present
OTHER Affiliation David Sacks 2016–present
CORPORATE Professional Network Founders Fund 2016–present
CORPORATE Affiliation Thiel Capital 2016–present
CORPORATE Employment Mithril Capital 2016–present
OTHER Affiliation Trae Stephens 2016–present
POLITICAL Political Network Steve Bannon 2016–present
CORPORATE Investor Narya Capital 2020–present
POLITICAL Political Protege Funded By Member PayPal Mafia 2021–present
CORPORATE Founder Founders Fund 2022–present
OTHER Super PAC Support Protect Ohio Values 2022–present
POLITICAL Political/Professional Network David Sacks 2022–present
CORPORATE Political Support Thiel Capital 2022–present
CORPORATE Founder Valar Ventures 2022–present
GOVERNMENT Political Endorsement Tulsi Gabbard 2022–present
CORPORATE Indirect Political Connection Via Peter Thiel Palantir Technologies 2022–present
GOVERNMENT Officeholder U.S. Senate 2023–present
OTHER Affiliation Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) 2024–present
OTHER Trump Administration Connection Scott Bessent 2024–present
OTHER Running Mate / Vice Presidential Nominee Donald Trump 2024–present
OTHER Affiliation Beth Van Duyne 2024–present
POLITICAL Political Alliance Elon Musk 2024–present
OTHER Affiliation Elon Musk 2024–present
OTHER Affiliation Steve Bannon 2024–present
GOVERNMENT Trump Administration Connection Tulsi Gabbard 2024–present
POLITICAL Political Opposition Emilia Strong Sykes 2025–present
OTHER Predecessor / Tie-Break Vote Jon Husted 2025–present
POLITICAL Donor Scott Bessent 2025–present
OTHER Ethics Filing Obligation Office of Government Ethics 2025–present
GOVERNMENT Vote Breaking Tie Jim Justice 2025–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for JD Vance 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.