# Anthropic CEO called more religious leader than boss as IPO nears 2026-08-14T06:43:18+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei runs the fastest-growing major company in history like a religious leader, not a CEO, according to investors cited by The Information. Set for a potential IPO as soon as September, the 43-year-old has refused charm-offensive tactics and instead warns publicly about AI's existential dangers. Amodei's conviction has cost the company: he overruled finance objections on bioweapon classifiers, refused a Pentagon requirement and saw Washington place export controls on a model. Yet Anthropic's valuation has soared 200-fold to $965 billion. His wife Cami Clark, a former adult-entertainment startup founder with ties to Eric Schmidt, acts as his closest adviser and has little public profile, The Wall Street Journal reports. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com Tags: AI safety, Anthropic, Claude, Dario Amodei, IPO, Silicon Valley Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-called-more-religious-leader-than-ceo/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-called-more-religious-leader-than-ceo/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.