Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg among tech leaders appointed to White House tech council
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped several high-profile technology executives to serve as members of an influential White House science and technology panel — including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison and Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen.
The executives are part of a
thirteen-person panel appointed by Trump to serve as the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Among other issues, the body is expected to wield influence over the administration’s artificial intelligence policies. The panel will be co-chaired by White House AI czar David Sacks and Office of Science and Technology Policy head Michael Kratsios.
Ellison was part of a consortium of U.S.-based investors who in January each
acquired a 15% stake of TikTok’s American operations, and has a history of support for Donald Trump.
Huang, meanwhile, has met regularly with Trump in a largely successful effort to convince the White House to lift restrictions on the sale of Nvidia’s AI chips to China. Andreessen’s venture capitalist firm has played a major role in how the White House and congressional Republicans have approached AI policy.
Prior PCASTs have included a higher composition of scientists or other technical experts, and fewer individuals with clear political connections to the president.
In a statement, Zuckerberg said the United States “has the opportunity to lead the world in AI” and that he is “honored to join the President’s council and work with other industry leaders to help make this happen.” Nvidia issued a statement saying it is “delighted” about Huang’s appointment, which it views as an “opportunity to advance American leadership in AI.”
The announcement comes several days after the White House
released an AI framework laying out the administration’s plan for Congress to address the technology. The Trump administration wants Capitol Hill to pass legislation that would block states from regulating AI, a plan viewed with skepticism by Democrats and some tech-wary Republicans.
Several other current and former tech executives were appointed to Trump’s PCAST on Wednesday. They include Oracle executive vice chair Safra Katz, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Dell Technologies chairman and CEO Michael Dell.
A spokesperson for Andreessen Horowitz did not immediately respond to requests for comment. An Oracle spokesperson declined to comment
.
