TheBadPlacebing news | Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are part of Trump’s new ‘tech panel’
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, and Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang have been named to President Trump’s newly formed President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The inaugural four members also include Oracle CTO and executive chairman Larry Ellison and Google co‑founder Sergey Brin. The 13‑member panel – which could expand to 24 – will be co‑chaired by Trump’s AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House tech adviser Michael Kratsios, and is tasked with advising the president on AI policy, the economy, education, and both national and homeland security.
According to the White House’s January announcement, PCAST will provide scientific and technical information to inform public policy on the American economy, the workforce, and security issues. This new iteration differs from the panel Trump appointed during his first term, which featured far fewer tech executives. Zuckerberg and Huang bring deep ties to the AI industry, a sector that the administration has been urging states not to regulate. Both Zuckerberg and Ellison also have a history with Trump’s administration: Meta has faced legal battles over children’s safety and has donated to Trump, while Oracle helped facilitate the government’s divestiture of TikTok earlier this year. Zuckerberg and Brin attended Trump’s 2025 inauguration.
A correction to the original story clarifies that Larry Ellison is no longer Oracle’s CEO; he serves as the company’s chief technology officer and executive chairman. The council’s formation highlights the administration’s focus on leveraging top technology leaders to shape policy on emerging scientific and technological challenges.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/policy/900340/trump-tech-panel-mark-zuckerberg-jensen-huang
