tech
January 12, 2026
Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair
Powell McCormick will serve as a member of Meta's management team and will help guide its strategy and execution, the company said.
TL;DR
- Dina Powell McCormick appointed Meta's president and vice chairman.
- Powell McCormick previously served in the Trump administration and at Goldman Sachs.
- Meta is launching a new artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative called Meta Compute.
- The company plans to build tens of gigawatts of infrastructure this decade.
- Santosh Janardhan and Daniel Gross will lead the AI infrastructure effort.
- Powell McCormick will help partner with governments for infrastructure development and financing.
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