# David Sacks Timeline Biographical chronology of [[David Sacks]] — the look-back spine. Distinct from [[David Sacks Calendar]] (look-ahead) and [[David Sacks Events]] (discrete-page index). > Dates as established in the vault and the widely-reported public record. ## Stanford & PayPal (1990s–2002) | Year | Event | |---|---| | 1980s–90s | Stanford; *The Stanford Review* circle with [[Peter Thiel]] | | 1995 | Co-authors *[[The Diversity Myth]]* with [[Peter Thiel]] | | 1999–2002 | PayPal's first COO; co-builds anti-fraud systems; eBay acquisition; the [[PayPal Mafia]] | ## Operator & investor (2006–2020) | Year | Event | |---|---| | 2006 | Founds Geni.com | | 2008 | Yammer spun out of Geni | | 2012 | Yammer sold to Microsoft ($1.2B); donates $50K to [[Mitt Romney]] | | 2016 | Interim CEO of [[Zenefits]]; ~$70K to [[Hillary Clinton]] | | 2017 | Launches [[Craft Ventures]] | | 2018 | Early backer of [[Multicoin Capital]] (Solana; ~100x) | ## Politics & the Czar (2022–2026) | Date | Event | |---|---| | 2022 | Finances the [[Chesa Boudin Recall]] (~$2M, mostly via [[JD Vance]]); $900K into Vance's Senate super PAC | | 2024 | Hosts the $12M San Francisco Trump fundraiser; speaks at the RNC | | Dec 2024 | Appointed AI & Crypto Czar | | Mar 2025 | Reported $200M+ crypto divestment (Fortune) | | Sept 2025 | Warren/Stansbury investigation flags 130-day overrun | | Dec 2025 | Opens [[Craft Ventures]] Austin office; relocates to Austin | | Mar 2026 | Steps aside as Czar (130-day allocation used) — policies remain in effect | ## See Also - [[David Sacks]] — canonical biography - [[David Sacks Calendar]] · [[David Sacks Events]] - [[Sacks Political Donations Timeline]] - [[David Sacks Dossier]]