# Jacob Helberg Timeline Biographical chronology of [[Jacob Helberg]] — the look-back spine. Distinct from [[Jacob Helberg Calendar]] (look-ahead) and [[Jacob Helberg Events]] (discrete-page index). > Dates as established in the vault and the widely-reported public record. ## Tech-policy origins | Period | Event | |---|---| | pre-2020 | Leads Google News and information policy globally (elections integrity, foreign-influence operations) | | 2021 | Publishes *[[The Wires of War]]* — the democratic-vs-authoritarian tech-stack thesis | | 2022–2024 | Serves on the US–China Economic and Security Review Commission (tariffs, industrial independence) | ## Palantir & the fusion project | Period | Event | |---|---| | — | Senior Advisor to Palantir CEO [[Alex Karp]] — geopolitics and tech statecraft | | — | Co-founds the [[Hill and Valley Forum]] with [[Delian Asparouhov]] and Christian Garrett | ## Government (Trump II) | Date | Event | |---|---| | early 2025 | Confirmed as Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs under [[Marco Rubio]] | | 2025→ | Launches / advances [[Pax Silica]] — the trusted-partner chip/AI/infrastructure framework | ## See Also - [[Jacob Helberg]] — canonical biography - [[Jacob Helberg Calendar]] · [[Jacob Helberg Events]] - [[Pax Silica]] · [[Hill and Valley Forum]] - [[Jacob Helberg Dossier]]