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Anthropic Adds Former Fed Chair Bernanke to Long-Term Benefit Trust

July 9, 2026 at 12:37 EDT

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On July 9, 2026, Anthropic announced the appointment of Ben Bernanke, former Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve and 2022 Nobel laureate in economics, as the newest member of its independent governance body, the Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT). The LTBT exists to safeguard the company's mission of responsible AI development for humanity's long-term benefit, and Bernanke brings expertise in economics and financial-crisis response.

July 9, 2026 · Anthropic

Bernanke Joins the Trust That Guards Anthropic's Mission

Former Federal Reserve Chair and 2022 Nobel laureate Ben Bernanke becomes the newest trustee of the Long-Term Benefit Trust — the independent body charged with keeping AI development aligned with humanity's long-term benefit.

trustees on the Long-Term Benefit Trust

equity or profit-sharing — no financial stake

4 yrs

to reach power to elect a board majority

How the Trust's Board Power Grows

Through Class T shares held only by the Trust, trustees gradually gain the right to elect and remove a majority of Anthropic's board.

Today

limited scope

→

Within 4 years

majority of the board

The Four Trustees

Neil Buddy Shah Chair

Richard Fontaine Trustee

Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Trustee

Ben Bernanke New · economic impact of AI

Seen as a strength

An innovative structure to secure genuine independence — trustees with no financial stake, steering the mission over the long term.

Points of skepticism

Questions remain about real enforcement power and the currently limited scope of the trust's board-appointment rights.

"AI's potential is enormous — but outcomes depend on the institutions we build."

This is a governance move, not a product launch — pairing economic expertise with Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy to strengthen long-term mission oversight.

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