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Anthropic Names Ex-Fed Chair Bernanke to Its Long-Term Benefit Trust

July 10, 2026 at 05:34 EDT

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On July 9, 2026, Anthropic officially announced that former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke has been appointed as a new Trustee of its independent governance body, the Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT). By bringing in an economist known for managing a financial crisis, the company aims to strengthen its oversight of AI's impact on the economy and jobs.

July 9, 2026 · Anthropic

A Nobel Economist Joins the Guardians of Anthropic's AI Mission

Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke — who steered the U.S. through the 2008 financial crisis — has been appointed a Trustee of Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, the independent body designed to keep AI development aligned with public benefit over shareholder interest.

4th

Trustee appointed to the Trust — filling seat 4 of an eventual 5

2006–14

Years as Fed Chair, managing the 2008 financial crisis

2022

Nobel Prize in Economics for research on the Great Depression

Building Toward Five Trustees

The independent Long-Term Benefit Trust — fully separate from management and investors.

Ben Bernanke

N. B. Shah

R. Fontaine

MF. Cuéllar

Current members

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5th seat

Eventual full board

How the Long-Term Benefit Trust Works

A structural check ensuring long-term public benefit — not shareholder interest alone.

Holds Class T Common Stock

Powers

Appoints & removes part of the board — rising to an eventual majority

Independence

No equity, no profit distributions

Compensation

Paid only for time and service

Supportive read

Bernanke's crisis-management experience is well-suited to systemic AI risks such as employment and labor-market shocks.

Cautious read

Seen as part of an industry-wide push by major AI labs to shore up governance ahead of tighter regulation — real impact will show over time.

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