Shaun Maguire

Shaun Maguire is an American venture capitalist and political activist, currently a partner at Sequoia Capital.[1][2][3] Maguire was appointed as a Member of the Department of Government Efficiency in 2025.[4]

Early life and education

Maguire received his PhD in physics from CalTech.[1]

Career

Maguire co-founded cyber firm Expanse.[3]

Political activism

Maguire served as an advisor to President Donald Trump in his second term, assisting with intelligence community picks.[5][6] Maguire manages Sequoia's investments in Elon Musks companies, including SpaceX, the Boring Company, xAI, and X, and assisted Musk during his tenure at DOGE.[7][8] Maguire supported Trump during the 2024 election.[9][10]

Mamdani comments

On July 4, 2025, Maguire posted on X that New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani “...comes from a culture that lies about everything. It’s literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda. The West will learn this lesson the hard way."[11] Maguire's comments were widely criticized as racist and islamaphobic, including by Dilawar Syed, former deputy SBA administrator.[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b Schleifer, Theodore; Haberman, Maggie; Swan, Jonathan (2024-12-07). "The Silicon Valley Billionaires Steering Trump's Transition". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  2. ^ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (2024-10-15). "What's With All the Trumpy VCs?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  3. ^ a b "Shaun Maguire". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  4. ^ O'Kane, Charles Rollet, Rebecca Bellan, Dominic-Madori Davis, Julie Bort, Sean (2025-03-26). "19 founders and VCs working with Elon Musk's DOGE". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (2024-10-15). "What's With All the Trumpy VCs?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  6. ^ Schleifer, Theodore; Mac, Ryan; Boyce, Lily; Grind, Kirsten (2024-12-24). "The Men and Women Swirling Around Elon Musk". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  7. ^ Schleifer, Theodore; Mac, Ryan; Boyce, Lily; Grind, Kirsten (2024-12-24). "The Men and Women Swirling Around Elon Musk". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  8. ^ Tecotzky, Alice. "DOGE under Musk unites Trumpworld vets with tech industry giants". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  9. ^ Chernova, Yuliya (2025-01-21). "At Trump's Inauguration, Tech and Venture Cement Their Insider Status". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  10. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Mattu, Ravi; Warner, Bernhard; Kessler, Sarah; Merced, Michael J. de la; Hirsch, Lauren; Livni, Ephrat (2024-05-31). "Why Megadonors Are Unfazed by Donald Trump's Guilty Verdict". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  11. ^ https://x.com/shaunmmaguire/status/1941135110922969168?
  12. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/sequoias-shaun-maguire-slammed-for-racist-jibe-at-zohran-mamdani-comes-from-a-culture-that-lies-101751767467601.html
  13. ^ https://x.com/dilawar/status/1941565441601830944
  14. ^ "Shaun Maguire's racist remarks about Zohran Mamdani ignite social media outrage: 'Comes from a culture that lies'". Indiatimes. 2025-07-06. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
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