Meta taps former Trump adviser to be president, vice chair [View all]
Source: Politico
Meta named former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick to serve as president and vice chair Monday, further cementing the companys growing ties to Republicans and President Donald Trumps White House.
In addition to a long career on Wall Street, Powell McCormick served as Trumps deputy national security adviser during his first term. She was also a member of the George W. Bush administration.
She first joined Metas board last April, part of a broader play by the social media and artificial intelligence giant to hire Republicans following Trumps election.
In a statement, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised Powell McCormicks experience 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.
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