Ben Bernanke appointed to Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Announcements Ben Bernanke appointed to Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust Jul 9, 2026 Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT) has appointed Dr. Ben Bernanke, a Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Chair of the Federal Reserve, as its newest member. He joins an independent body that works to hold Anthropic to its mission: the responsible development of advanced AI for the long-term benefit of humanity.
Key Takeaways
- Bernanke led the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014, steering the central bank through the 2008 global financial crisis and the recovery that followed.
Before entering government, he spent more than two decades as an academic economist, much of that time at Princeton, where he chaired the economics department and built a body of research on the Great Depression and the role banks play in financial crises.
- "Anthropic has created a unique governance structure to try to ensure that the long-run benefits of AI for humanity far outweigh the risks.
I am honored to have this opportunity, and I will try to contribute in any way I can to this critical mission."
- Anthropic is a Public Benefit Corporation, meaning the company was created to balance commercial success with generating social and public good.
The LTBT exists to help the company responsibly maintain that balance over the long term, providing a check on how Anthropic develops and deploys AI.
- "Ben spent eight years leading the Federal Reserve and guided the country through the worst financial crisis in nearly a century with expertise, independence, and sound judgment.
The LTBT has the authority to appoint members to Anthropic's board.
- Their collective experience spans global health, national security, law, policy, and economics.
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