Stephen Ehikian

Stephen Ehikian
Ehikian in 2025
Administrator of General Services
Acting
January 20, 2025 – July 21, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRobin Carnahan
Succeeded byMichael Rigas (acting)
Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration
In office
January 20, 2025 – September 2, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byKaty Kale
Personal details
Born1980 (age 45–46) or 1981 (age 44–45)
Alma mater
  • Yale University (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Economics)
  • Stanford University (MBA)
OccupationCEO of C3.ai; entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder and CEO of Airkit; leadership roles at Salesforce; GSA Administrator

Stephen Ehikian (born 1980 or 1981) is the chief executive officer of C3 AI, an enterprise artificial intelligence company, and a former government official during the Trump administration between January and September 2025. Ehikian was appointed Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) on January 21, 2025. In March 2025, he delegated the responsibilities of deputy administrator to senior adviser Mike Lynch. In July 2025, he was replaced as acting administrator by Michael Rigas, but remained at GSA in his role as deputy administrator. Prior to GSA, Ehikian was the Vice President of AI Products at Salesforce and cofounded a startup named Airkit.ai.

On September 2, 2025, Ehikian announced that he would be stepping down from his role as GSA deputy administrator. On September 3, C3 AI announced that Ehikian had been appointed CEO effective September 1.