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Vas Narasimhan appointed to Board of Directors
Summary
Anthropic has appointed Vas Narasimhan to its Board of Directors through the Anthropic Long-Term Benefit Trust. He is a physician-scientist and CEO of Novartis, and the announcement connects his healthcare and life sciences experience with Anthropic’s view that AI can improve human life. Narasimhan has overseen the development and approval of more than 35 novel medicines in a highly regulated industry, while his earlier work included HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis programs in India, Africa, and South America. His appointment gives Trust-appointed directors a majority of the Board, which includes Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei, Yasmin Razavi, Jay Kreps, Reed Hastings, and Chris Liddell, and adds a global health and responsible technology perspective to Anthropic’s governance.
Context
The Long-Term Benefit Trust appoints directors to help Anthropic balance financial success with its public benefit mission of developing AI for the long-term benefit of humanity. Narasimhan’s experience stewarding breakthrough science and deploying technology responsibly is presented as the reason for his appointment.
Approach / What changed
The Anthropic Long-Term Benefit Trust appointed Narasimhan to the Board of Directors. His appointment makes Trust-appointed directors a majority of the Board and adds experience from medicine, global health, pharmaceutical innovation, and work in a highly regulated industry.
Takeaways
Narasimhan has overseen the development and approval of more than 35 novel medicines at Novartis.
His earlier work included HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis programs in India, Africa, and South America.
With his appointment, directors appointed by the Long-Term Benefit Trust now constitute a majority of Anthropic’s Board.
Source and freshness
- Source
- anthropic.com
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- Added to Yomu
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