Meta has hired Dina Powell McCormick, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, as its new president. The move marks Meta’s latest step toward closer ties with the Trump administration following his 2024 election victory.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said McCormick will play a central role across the company. Her focus will include working with governments and sovereign partners to build, deploy, and finance Meta’s artificial intelligence and infrastructure projects.
Trump publicly praised the appointment on Truth Social, calling McCormick “a great choice” and describing her as a talented official who served his administration “with strength and distinction.”
Before joining Meta, McCormick worked as a vice chair at BDT & MSD Partners in Chicago. She previously served as assistant secretary of state under President George W. Bush and spent 16 years at Goldman Sachs.
McCormick is also the wife of Republican Senator Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, adding to her close ties to U.S. political leadership.
The hiring follows other recent moves by Meta. The company promoted Joe Kaplan, a former Bush adviser, to head of global policy last year and also donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund.
Meta has recently made significant policy changes. Just days before Trump took office, the company ended its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and shut down its fact‑checking system, actions long criticized by Trump and his allies.
Zuckerberg has also drawn attention for cultural comments, saying corporate America needs more “masculine energy,” remarks widely viewed as signaling a shift away from past leadership priorities under former COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Together, these moves suggest Meta is repositioning itself politically and culturally as the new administration begins its term.
