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Tino Cuéllar

Also known as Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar

As of October 2026, Tino Cuéllar is Anthropic's first Chief Global Affairs Officer, overseeing the company's policy and government relations worldwide. He served on the Supreme Court of California from 2015 to 2021, then led the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2021 to 2026, a term in which it expanded its research on artificial intelligence. Trained at Harvard, Yale and Stanford, he joined the Stanford Law School faculty in 2001 and served at the White House Domestic Policy Council in 2009 and 2010. In 2024 he was named to California's joint policy working group on AI frontier models, and in January 2026 he joined Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust as a trustee.

Timeline

  1. 1993–2000

    Degrees from Harvard, Yale and Stanford

    He earns a Harvard bachelor's degree in 1993, a Yale law degree in 1997 and a Stanford PhD in 2000.

  2. 2001

    Teaching at Stanford Law

    He joins the Stanford Law School faculty in 2001.

  3. 2009–2010

    A White House policy post

    In 2009 and 2010 he takes leave from Stanford and serves as Special Assistant to President Obama for justice and regulatory policy at the White House Domestic Policy Council.

  4. 2015–2021

    A seat on California's high court

    He sits on the Supreme Court of California from 2015 to 2021, and his opinions address technology and privacy.

  5. 2021–2026

    Carnegie Endowment presidency

    He is named president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 2021 and steps down in July 2026. During his term, the endowment expands its research on artificial intelligence.

  6. 2024

    A frontier AI policy group

    In 2024 he is named to California's joint policy working group on AI frontier models, which he co-leads.

  7. January 2026

    Long-Term Benefit Trust trustee

    He joins Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust as a trustee in January 2026.

  8. As of October 2026

    Anthropic's first global affairs chief

    In August 2026 he steps down from the Long-Term Benefit Trust to become Anthropic's first Chief Global Affairs Officer, overseeing its policy and government relations worldwide.

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  1. Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar to join Anthropic as Chief Global Affairs Officer anthropic.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Tino Cuéllar to Step Down as Carnegie Endowment President in July 2026 carnegieendowment.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar | Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences casbs.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Cuéllar Leaving Newly Begun Post at CASBS for Global Policy Role at Anthropic socialsciencespace.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Tino Cuéllar joins Anthropic as first Chief Global Affairs Officer dealroom.co. Checked 14 October 2026.