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Innovation Council’s directors include execs at David Sacks’ VC firm

Transformer reports that a Utah filing lists Craft Ventures president Mark Woolway and partner Brian Murray as directors of Innovation Council Action, a pro-AI group, alongside Chris Applegate. Craft says it is not a donor or involved in the group.

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Transformer reports that a pro-AI lobbying group, which opposes AI regulation, has directors from the venture firm founded by David Sacks and a consultant tied to JD Vance.

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Transformer reports links between a pro-AI group that has registered a lobbyist and a venture firm founded by Sacks, who chairs the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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“The filing is the clearest sign yet of Sacks’ ties to Innovation Council Action, though he endorsed the group when it launched.”
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Questions
Who can demand evidence, delay a release or stop an unsafe deployment?
People
Shakeel Hashim (Wrote it, Transformer) · David Sacks (About them, chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) · Chris Applegate (About them, director, Innovation Council Action Inc.) · Brian Murray (About them, partner and COO, Craft Ventures) · Mark Woolway (About them, president, Craft Ventures) · Taylor Budowich (Mentioned, public leader of Innovation Council Action) · JD Vance (Mentioned)
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Transformer, “Innovation Council’s directors include execs at David Sacks’ VC firm”, November 6, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/transformer-2026-11-06-innovation-council-directors-sacks
Our notesTransformer did not publish the filing itself; a person could check the Utah record. Craft's spokesperson statement is reported by Transformer but not quoted here because the spokesperson is unnamed. Innovation Council Action and the White House did not respond, per Transformer.