A former presidential adviser to Donald Trump, Dina Powell McCormick, joined Meta platforms on Monday as president and vice chairwoman.
Powell McCormick resigned from Meta’s board of directors in December 2025 after eight months. She spent 16 years in senior leadership roles at Goldman Sachs and previously served as deputy national security adviser during Trump’s first term.
Trump applauded Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Truth Social post, calling the decision “a great choice by Mark Z!!!”
“She is a fantastic, and very talented, person, who served the Trump Administration with strength and distinction,” Trump said.
During her time in the White House, Powell McCormick played a pivotal role in shaping the first year of the Trump administration’s foreign policy, specifically in the Middle East.
Her most notable achievement was her work on the negotiations that eventually led to the Abraham Accords, a series of peace treaties and normalization agreements among Israel and several Arab nations.
Prior to her national security adviser role, Powell McCormick served as senior counselor for economic initiatives, where her private sector background aided her in advising Trump on global economic strategy.
Powell McCormick, wife of Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), also had several roles in former President George W. Bush’s administration. She served as the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office and assistant secretary of state for education and cultural affairs.
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In Powell McCormick’s new role, she will join Meta’s management team to help oversee overall strategy and execution during a period of massive infrastructure expansion.
“Dina’s experience at the highest levels of global finance, combined with her deep relationships around the world, makes her uniquely suited to help Meta manage this next phase of growth,” Zuckerberg said in a statement.
