Meta and Big Tech Leadership

Meta Platforms has appointed Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump and George W. Bush administration official and longtime Goldman Sachs executive, as president and vice chairman, elevating her from a short stint on the company’s board into day‑to‑day leadership. Announced Jan. 12, 2026, the move puts a well‑connected Republican operative with deep global finance ties in charge of helping guide Meta’s overall strategy and overseeing multi‑billion‑dollar investment decisions, including its aggressive artificial‑intelligence push. Powell McCormick previously served as a national security adviser early in Trump’s first term and held senior roles in the Bush White House and State Department, and is married to Sen. David McCormick, a former Treasury and Commerce official who later led hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. President Trump quickly hailed the hire on Truth Social as a "great choice" by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, underscoring Meta’s broader effort to rebuild ties with the Trump White House after his earlier Facebook ban and amid its recent appointment of UFC chief Dana White, another Trump ally, to the board. The convergence of a dominant social‑media platform, a politically wired executive team and a sitting administration that has already leaned on tech companies raises fresh questions about how Meta’s policy, moderation and investment choices may intersect with U.S. politics going into the 2026 midterms and beyond.