Inside the powerful Peter Thiel network that anointed JD Vance. A small influential network of right-wing techies orchestrated Vance’s rise in Silicon Valley — and then the GOP.

Mr. Vance spent less than five years in Silicon Valley’s tech industry, but the connections he made with Peter Thiel and others became crucial to his political ascent. By Ryan Mac and Theodore ...

Vance wrote that Thiel’s speech made him realize he was obsessed with achievement and winning the “social competition." He began plotting a career outside of law. Inspired, Vance emailed Thiel.

Donald Trump's pick for vice president may be good news for Peter Thiel. The former PayPal CEO has played an outsize role in helping JD Vance's career rocket. Thiel has a long history of putting ...

Thiel made him wealthy, setting him up to invest in companies that became popular with the MAGA set. He shepherded Vance’s entry into politics, bankrolling, alongside other Silicon Valley donors ...