Who Is David Sacks? A Fitting Bridge Between DeSantis and Musk

David Sachs will moderate the conversation between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Twitter owner Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces, a fitting bridge between them.

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor, Mr. Sachs is a close friend of Mr. Musk, having worked with him as an executive in the early days of PayPal, the digital payments company that was the source of Mr. Musk’s early wealth.

Mr. Sachs was among the investors who funded Mr. Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter last year, and A reliable trust During the transfer of ownership, though they Denied “official role”.

He is also a Republican donor who gave $50,000 to Mr. DeSantis’ state political committee before his re-election, campaign finance records show. he has He praised the governor. On multiple occasions, including in Florida for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

“He was the first governor to stop these crazy lockdowns,” Mr. Sachs said said on Bloomberg TV in 2021. “I respect that.”

Mr. Sachs has experience in audio broadcasting as co-host of the popular “All In” podcast, which features a collection of Silicon Valley personalities discussing technology, politics and miscellaneous.

He founded Yammer, a communication device that was sold to Microsoft in 2012 for $1.2 billion. His current firm, Craft Ventures, includes investments in Uber, Slack, Quora and Airbnb.