David Sacks
1972 – ? American, South African entrepreneur, investor
PayPal operator turned investor and Trump technology adviser.
- Religion
- Jewish background.
- Affiliations
- Was PayPal's chief operating officer; founded Yammer and Craft Ventures; co-hosts the All-In podcast. Named the White House AI and crypto czar in the Trump administration in 2025.
David Oliver Sacks was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and raised in the United States. He ran operations at PayPal, then founded the enterprise social network Yammer and the venture firm Craft Ventures. In 2025 he became the White House czar for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.
Connections
- associate of Elon Musk — PayPal Mafia colleagues.
- associate of Peter Thiel — Co-authored a book at Stanford and worked at PayPal together.
- associate of Peter Thiel — Worked together at Stanford and PayPal.
In the timeline
- 2008 Yammer founded mentioned
- 2012 Microsoft acquires Yammer mentioned
- 2020 All-In podcast launches mentioned
- 2024 Sacks named White House AI and crypto czar mentioned