即将进行首次公开募股（IPO）的人工智能公司 Anthropic 采用了一种独特的公司治理架构，旨在优先保障其 AI 安全使命而非单纯追求股东价值 1。该公司注册为公共福利公司，法律允许其在盈利目标之外权衡公共利益 1。目前董事会由总裁 Daniela Amodei 担任主席，成员包括 CEO Dario Amodei、Netflix 联合创始人 Reed Hastings、前微软及通用汽车 CFO Christopher Liddell、Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan 以及 Spark Capital 合伙人 Yasmin Razavi，另有一个席位空缺 1。
控制权主要由一个名为“长期利益信托”（LTBT）的独立实体掌握，该信托持有可选举和罢免董事会多数成员的一类股票 1。LTBT 现任主席为 Neil Shah，成员涵盖前美联储主席 Ben Bernanke、国家安全专家 Richard Fontaine 和哈佛物理学家 Christopher Stubbs，同样存在一个空缺席位 1。此外，七位创始人共同持有一种特殊类别股票，赋予其 50.1% 的股东投票权，并有权选举三名董事会成员 1。若 LTBT 提名或无因罢免其指定的四名董事之一，董事会提名委员会可将决定权移交至公司员工投票 1。
根据既定机制，普通股东的控制权将在未来逐步回归。IPO 十年后，创始人可选择结束对公司的控制；若剩余创始人数少于三人，控制权将自动终止 1。与此同时，LTBT 将持续存在，除非获得 85% 普通股股东投票同意终止，或经董事会批准自行退出 1。
AI company Anthropic, which is preparing for an initial public offering, operates under a distinctive corporate governance structure that significantly limits the influence of ordinary shareholders on major decisions 1. The company is legally registered as a public benefit company, allowing it to balance profit generation with its mission-driven goals 1. This complex framework prioritizes AI safety over shareholder value and includes mechanisms designed to gradually return control to common stockholders over time 1.
The board of directors is currently chaired by President Daniela Amodei, with members including CEO Dario Amodei, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, former Microsoft and GM CFO Christopher Liddell, Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan, and Spark Capital partner Yasmin Razavi; one seat remains vacant 1. A separate entity known as the Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT) holds Class T shares, granting it the power to elect and remove a majority of the board 1. The LTBT is led by Chairman Neil Shah and includes former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke, national security expert Richard Fontaine, and Harvard physicist Christopher Stubbs, though it also has one open position 1.
Additionally, seven founders collectively hold a special class of shares giving them 50.1% of voting rights, enabling them to elect three board members 1. In specific scenarios, such as if the LTBT nominates or removes without cause one of its designated four directors, the board’s nomination committee can transfer decision-making authority to a vote by company employees 1. Founders retain the option to end their control ten years after the IPO, and this control automatically terminates if fewer than three original founders remain 1. The LTBT will persist indefinitely unless terminated by a vote of 85% of common shareholders or by the trust’s own exit approved by the board 1.
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