Tino Cuellar joins Anthropic as Chief Global Affairs Officer

Summary

Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar will join Anthropic as its first Chief Global Affairs Officer, leading policy, strategic international engagement, and government relationships worldwide. He brings experience spanning law, technology, international security, and public institutions, including the presidency of Carnegie Endowment, a California Supreme Court justice role, Stanford leadership, and service on federal advisory boards. Cuéllar has also co-led California’s Frontier AI Working Group and organized artificial intelligence classes at Stanford Law School nearly a decade ago. He stepped down as a Trustee of Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust, a position he held since January 2026, to join the company; Anthropic says he will help engage governments, civil society, and communities on AI’s risks, opportunities, and democratic governance.

Takeaways

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   Cuéllar is Anthropic’s first Chief Global Affairs Officer and will lead its worldwide policy and government-relations work.

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   He previously served as president of the Carnegie Endowment, a California Supreme Court justice, Stanford academic leader, and federal adviser.

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   Cuéllar stepped down from Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust, which he had served as a trustee since January 2026, to join the company.