Gabe Bankman-Fried

Gabriel Bankman-Fried is an American political activist. He is the brother of Sam Bankman-Fried and son of Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman.

Bankman-Fried graduated from Brown University in 2017 with a degree in computer science. He briefly worked at Jane Street Capital and then at Civis Analytics.¹⁾

Despite not officially working at Mind the Gap, Bankman-Fried was frequently included in e-mail discussions in 2018 and would contribute in a “volunteer capacity.”²⁾

Following the successful 2018 election for the Democratic Party, Bankman-Fried was hired by Illinois congressman Sean Casten as a legislative correspondent.

In mid-2021, Bankman-Fried left Casten's office to take advantage of Sam Bankman-Fried's growing wealth by starting Guarding Against Pandemics. In April 2022, he purchased a $3.3 million townhouse in Washington, D.C.³⁾ He reportedly used money from GAP to help defeat the recall effort against California Governor Gavin Newsom.

In June 2022, Bankman-Fried participated in an investment round for a new media company called Semafor, attending the White House Correspondents Dinner with company founders Justin Smith and Ben Smith shortly after.^{4) 5)} The brothers also attended several meetings at the White House with senior members of President Joe Biden's staff.

In January 2023, Semafor announced they would be returning the investments made by Gabe and Sam Bankman-Fried, which had not yet been converted into equity.⁶⁾

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