Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)
- HQ / base
- (imprisoned)
FTX/Alameda founder; MIT physics grad recruited into earning-to-give by Will MacAskill (2012 lunch); Jane Street trader; founded Alameda (2017) and FTX (2019) staffed heavily from EA. By 2022 the movement's second mega-funder (FTX Future Fund, Protect Our Future PAC, ~$40M to Democrats in 2022 cycle; his co-CEO Ryan Salame gave ~$24M to Republicans). FTX collapsed Nov 2022 ($8B customer shortfall); convicted of fraud Nov 2023; sentenced to 25 years March 2024. The collapse cratered EA funding, reputation, and its political operation.
Connections
- FTX / Alameda Researchfounded
- FTX Future Fundcreated
- Protect Our Future PAC$23M+ of $28M
- Guarding Against Pandemicsfamily funding
- Joseph Bankman & Barbara Friedparents; FTX roles; estate lawsuits
- William MacAskillrecruited to earning-to-give (2012); vouched to Musk
- Kelsey Piperpost-collapse DM interview
- Caroline Ellisonpartner; star cooperating witness against
- Gary Wangco-founder with; cooperated against
- Nishad Singhlieutenant; cooperated against