Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are part of Trump’s new ‘tech panel’
Meta, Nvidia, Oracle, and Google leaders will advise on AI policy and national security.
President Trump has formed a new President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) with a distinctly corporate-tech flavor. The first four members named are Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The panel, which will start with 13 members and could expand to 24, will be co-chaired by Trump's AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House tech advisor Michael Kratsios. Its official mandate is to advise on matters of science, technology, education, and innovation policy, with a focus on informing policy related to the economy, national security, and the American worker.
This council represents a major shift in the composition of federal science advisory boards, placing the CEOs of companies central to the AI boom in direct advisory roles. The appointments come as the Trump administration has actively worked to block state-level AI regulations. The selected leaders have existing ties to Trump; Zuckerberg and Brin attended his 2025 inauguration, Ellison's Oracle was key in the TikTok divestment deal, and Meta has previously donated to Trump. The formation of this panel signals a strategy to align federal AI and tech policy closely with the interests and expertise of the industry's most powerful players.
- The panel includes CEOs from Meta (Zuckerberg), Nvidia (Huang), Oracle (Ellison), and Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
- It will advise on AI policy, the economy, education, and national/ homeland security, starting with 13 members.
- The appointees have prior ties to the Trump administration, highlighting a deep integration of tech industry leadership into federal advisory roles.
Why It Matters
This concentrates unprecedented tech industry influence on federal AI and innovation policy, potentially shaping regulation for years.