Founder Profile
Jack Clark
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Background
Jack Clark possesses a unique background intersecting technology journalism, artificial intelligence policy, and global communications. Before co-founding Anthropic, he served as the Policy Director at OpenAI, where he became a leading global voice on AI safety, geopolitical impacts, and regulatory frameworks. His prior career as a highly respected technology journalist for Bloomberg and The Register gave him the extensive network and communication expertise required to shape Anthropic's public policy strategy.
Founding Story
Jack Clark is the co-founder and Head of Policy at Anthropic PBC. He previously served as the Policy Director at OpenAI, where he built the company's public policy, government affairs, and regulatory research teams. Clark is the author of 'Import AI', one of the world's most widely read and influential weekly AI newsletters, read by tens of thousands of policymakers, defense analysts, and researchers globally. At Anthropic, Clark spearheads global regulatory engagement, international treaty discussions, and evaluations with the US and UK AI Safety Institutes. He also serves as the co-chair of the AI Index at Stanford University and advises international bodies on compute governance, frontier risk thresholds, and AI capability measurement.