Meta named former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick to serve as president and vice chair Monday, further cementing the company\u2019s growing ties to Republicans and President Donald Trump\u2019s White House.<\/p>\n
In addition to a long career on Wall Street, Powell McCormick served as Trump\u2019s deputy national security adviser during his first term. She was also a member of the George W. Bush administration.<\/p>\n
She first\u00a0joined Meta\u2019s board last April, part of a broader play by the social media and artificial intelligence giant to hire Republicans following Trump\u2019s election.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised Powell McCormick\u2019s \u201cexperience at the highest levels of global finance, combined with her deep relationships around the world, [which] makes her uniquely suited to help Meta manage this next phase of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rightward trend:<\/b> Powell McCormick\u2019s time in global finance \u2014 she spent 16 years as a partner at Goldman Sachs and was most recently a top executive at banking company BDT & MSD Partners \u2014 could be a major asset to Meta as it raises hundreds of billions of dollars to build out data centers and other AI-related infrastructure.<\/p>\n
But her GOP pedigree and proximity to Trump likely played a significant role in her hiring as well.<\/p>\n
Since Trump\u2019s election, Meta has worked to curry favor with Republicans in the White House and on Capitol Hill. The company elevated former GOP official Joel Kaplan to serve as\u00a0global affairs lead last January, simultaneously tapping Kevin Martin, a former Republican chair of the Federal Communications Commission, as his No. 2.<\/p>\n
Under pressure from Republicans, last year Meta also rolled back many of its former rules related to content moderation. In 2024, the company\u00a0apologized to congressional Republicans\u00a0\u2014 specifically Rep.\u00a0Jim Jordan\u00a0(R-Ohio), chair of the House Judiciary Committee \u2014 for removing content that contained disinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
A Meta spokesperson declined to comment when asked whether Powell McCormick\u2019s ties to Trump and Republicans played a role in her hiring.<\/p>\n
Trump thumbs up:<\/b>\u00a0In a\u00a0Truth Social post Monday, Trump congratulated Powell McCormick and said Zuckerberg made a \u201cgreat choice.\u201d The president called her \u201ca fantastic, and very talented, person, who served the Trump Administration with strength and distinction!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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