Sriram Krishnan is a tech entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and podcast host. He is one of the rarest to work in senior positions at all the top 3 social media platforms in the world. Sriram had collaborated with Elon Musk, Satya Nadella, and Mark Zuckerberg closely during his career.
Sriram is an AI and crypto expert as well.
Sriram Krishnan Age
Sriram Krishnan was born on 13 September 1985 in Chennai, India. As of 2024, he is 39 years old. next year he is going to enter 40s.
Sriram Krishnan Family
Sriram was born in a middle-class south Indian family in Chennai. His father was an employee of an insurance company, while his mother took care of the family.
In 2010, Sriram married Aarthy Ramamurthy whom he met during college and dated for 4 years. She was brought up in a middle class family and worked hard to get at a big position. It was the similarities in life that brought both of them together. The couple has been covered by Forbes, as a “tech power couple’.
They have been blessed with a daughter, Indra born in 2019 and a son, Vishnu (2022).
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Sriram Krishnan Early Life & Career
Like every middle -class child, he knew he had the ambition to make it. In 1990s, his life changed when his father brought him the computer. To practice coding, he bought books and use to practice every night. The self-driven learning boosted his passion to pursue a career in this domain only.
In 2005, he completed B.Tech in IT from SRM University, Chennai and moved to US. His professional career started with working at Microsoft as a Program Manager for Visual Studio. He worked hard and proved his potential and capabilities soon.
After working there for 6 years, he resigned. Soon, he got a job at Facebook with same designation. There, he worked on Facebook Audience Network. Over the years he have worked in companies like Snapchat, Yahoo and Twitter. At Twitter, he took on the work of developing core user experience and helped in redesigning home page.
In 2017, he started associating with companies spaceX, Figma, Notion, CRED, Khatabook like as an investor/advisor.
2021 is the year when he change the course of his life. Sriram joined Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a leading venture capital firm, as a general partner. Along with this, he started “The Good Time Show” podcast with his wife on Clubhouse. They hosted a number of guests like Elon Musk, Kanye West, Mark Zuckerberg. The show was renamed to “The Aarthi and Sriram Show and was shifted to YouTube later. In 2023, Sriram was appointed to lead the London office of a16z. however, at the end of November he has resigned from the month.
One of the top highlight of his career was his association with Elon Musk during the transition of Twitter to X. It was reported that he could be the next CEO of X.
In 2024, Sriram has been appointed as an AI advisor to the White House by the newly elect American President Donald Trump. He will work along PayPal’s ex-COO David O Sacks who has been nominated as the “White House Crypto & AI Czar”.
Sriram Krishnan Income & Net Worth
Sriram Krishnan’s exact net worth is not known. However, some reports estimates his net worth to be $10 million. As he have multiple income sources, he may have more wealth than the estimation.
Sriram Krishnan Controversies
- Close Association with Elon Musk: In 2022, Musk bought Twitter and was looking to revamp it. It included laying off a number of employees resulting in massive criticism. In their place, Musk brought his inner circle including Krishnan.
Conclusion
From a small city in India to be an associate of the President of one of the most powerful countries in world, Sriram has come far in his journey. Whichever role he took, as a developer, advisor, investor, he has establish an authority.
FAQs
Sriram Krishnan’s wife is Aarthi Ramamurthy, who is a Startup investor and Product executive.
Sriram Krishnan’s LinkedIn is: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sriramkrishnan01/
Sriram Krishnan and wife has 2 children, one daughter and a son.
Sriram Krishnan along with his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy hosts ” The Aarti and Sriram Show Podcast” where they interact with CEOs and builders to reveal what it takes to be an insider.
Sriram Krishnan is an Indian origin- American tech entrepreneur, podcaster, venture capitalist and author. He moved to US in 2005 and got American citizenship in 2017.
On 22 December 2024, US President-elect Donald Trump appointed him as the Senior White House Policy Advisor on AI.