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Netflix co-founder and former CEO Reed Hastings has joined Anthropic's board of directors, signaling continued high-profile interest from tech industry leaders in the AI safety-focused company. This board addition comes as Anthropic continues to expand its influence and funding in the competitive AI landscape.
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- •Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix, joins Anthropic's board of directors in May 2025
- •Hastings brings significant tech industry experience and board governance expertise to the AI safety company
- •The appointment reflects growing interest from established tech leaders in AI safety-focused organizations
- •Anthropic continues to attract high-profile talent and investors as it competes in the frontier AI space
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10:27 AM PDT · May 28, 2025
Maxwell Zeff
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings joins Anthropic’s board
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is joining Anthropic’s board of directors, the company announced on Wednesday.
Hastings’ appointment adds a veteran Big Tech executive to one of OpenAI’s largest — and youngest — competitors in the AI race. The Netflix co-founder seems likely to help Anthropic grow from a startup into a major company, pulling from his experience sitting on the boards of Netflix, Microsoft, Bloomberg, and Meta.
However, Anthropic notes that Hastings was appointed by its Long-Term Benefit Trust, an independent body at the top of the startup’s corporate governance structure that’s designed to be “ financially disinterested .” The Long-Term Benefit Trust can appoint and remove board members, with the ultimate goal of helping Anthropic develop AI for the long-term benefit of humanity.
Hastings joins Anthropic’s existing board members: co-founders Dario and Daniela Amodei; investor Yasmin Razavi; and the CEO of Confluent, Jay Kreps.
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