[2][3] On December 22, 2024, US president-elect Donald Trump announced that he would be Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence in his incoming administration.

[16][17][18] Krishnan was appointed a general partner of American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz ("a16z") in February 2021.

He predicted a rise in the number and diversity of online spaces due to decentralization and platforms like Farcaster, Bluesky and Mastodon.

That year, president-elect Donald Trump selected Elon Musk to run a proposed Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE").

[30] On December 22, 2024, US president-elect Donald Trump announced that he would be Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence in his incoming administration.

[4] On February 6, 2025, Reuters reported that Krishnan would be accompanying Vice President Vance to the Paris AI Summit, a "major artificial intelligence" event later that month.

Other members of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy would also be joining the event with around 100 other countries to "focus on AI's potential.

"[31] In early 2021, Krishnan and his wife, Aarthi Ramamurthy, launched a Clubhouse talk show that "focuses on organic conversations on anything from startups to venture capitalism and cryptocurrencies.

[35][9] Other guests have included Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Diane von Fürstenberg, Tony Hawk, MrBeast,[36][32] and A.R.