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Anthropic Names Ex-Fed Chair Bernanke to Oversight Trust

July 9, 2026 at 13:03 EDT

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Anthropic said on July 9, 2026, that it has appointed former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke as a new member of its Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT), the company's independent governance body. The move adds economic expertise to its oversight structure, with Bernanke set to advise on matters such as AI's effects on the economy and labor markets. (announcement)

July 9, 2026 · Anthropic Governance

Ben Bernanke Joins Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust

The former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair joins the company's independent oversight body — bringing economic expertise to advise on AI's effects on the economy and labor markets.

2006–2014

Served as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair, leading the 2008 crisis response

2022

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for research on banks & financial crises

2023

Year Anthropic became a Public Benefit Corporation with the LTBT

The Trust's Growing Range of Expertise

Up to five members — economics now joins national security and law & policy.

Neil Buddy Shah

Chair

Richard Fontaine

National security

Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar

Law & policy

Ben Bernanke

NEW

Economics

What the LTBT Is

An independent purpose trust designed to balance investor and public interests and keep Anthropic aligned with the responsible development of advanced AI for humanity's long-term benefit.

No equity, no profit

Trustees are paid only for their time — underscoring independence.

Growing board power

Holds Class T stock; its power to elect board members rises with funding milestones, eventually a majority.

Supportive view

Adds institutional weight to AI governance and strengthens the intersection of AI and public policy.

Critical view

Questions traditional power structures in AI oversight, who defines "safe," and the LTBT's limited initial board-appointment powers.

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