yahoo news | Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg among tech leaders appointed to White House...
President Donald Trump announced a thirteen‑member President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) that leans heavily on industry leaders rather than career scientists. Among the new members are Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia founder‑CEO Jensen Huang, Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison, and Andreessen Horowitz co‑founder Marc Andreessen. The panel, which will be co‑chaired by White House AI czar David Sacks and Office of Science and Technology Policy head Michael Kratsios, is expected to shape the administration’s artificial‑intelligence strategy and other technology policies.
The appointees bring distinct corporate interests to the council. Ellison, who helped a U.S. investor group acquire a 15 % stake in TikTok’s American operations, has long backed Trump. Huang has been meeting with the president to persuade the administration to lift restrictions on Nvidia’s AI chips for China, while Andreessen’s venture firm has been influential in guiding both the White House and congressional Republicans on AI regulation. In a statement, Zuckerberg said the United States “has the opportunity to lead the world in AI” and that he is “honored to join the President’s council and work with other industry leaders to help make this happen.” Nvidia called Huang’s appointment “delighted” and an “opportunity to advance American leadership in AI.”
The announcements came just days after the White House released an AI framework urging Congress to pass legislation that would block states from regulating the technology—a move that has drawn skepticism from Democrats and some cautious Republicans. Additional tech figures added to PCAST include Oracle executive vice‑chair Safra Katz, Google co‑founder Sergey Brin, and Dell Technologies chairman‑CEO Michael Dell. The composition of this iteration of PCAST signals a shift toward greater private‑sector influence on national science and technology policy.








