Y Combinator head who pushes basic income is reportedly running for office
by Cyrus Farivar from Ars Technica - All content on (#2PHBS)
Enlarge / Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator and co-chairman of OpenAI, seen here in July 2016. (credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images News)
Sam Altman, president of storied Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator, is reportedly considering a run for governor of California in 2018.
According to San Francisco Chronicle columnist Willie Brown, Altman recently came to him for political advice. Brown served as mayor of San Francisco for eight years and is a veteran of state politics.
Next year, the race for the governorship of the most populous state in America will be wide open for the first time in many years, with Gov. Jerry Brown facing term limits.
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