"Meta has a new president - and she's a former advisor to President Donald Trump. The tech giant named Dina Powell McCormick as its president and vice chairman on Monday. Powell McCormick joined Meta's board in April before resigning in December. Before joining Meta, Powell McCormick served as a deputy national security advisor to Trump. The president applauded her appointment on Truth Social: "A great choice by Mark Z!!""
"Powell McCormick worked as a Trump advisor during his first term, with a focus on the Middle East. She had a personal tie to the region. Powell McCormick was born in Cairo, where her father was a captain in the Egyptian army. In 1977, her family moved to Dallas. During her stint with the Trump administration, Powell McCormick oversaw a $200 billion US-Saudi arms deal, spearheaded Trump's Middle East tour, and was considered to take over as Trump's chief of staff or representative to the United Nations."
Dina Powell McCormick was named Meta president and vice chairman after joining Meta's board in April and resigning in December. She served as a deputy national security advisor in President Donald Trump's first term, overseeing a $200 billion US-Saudi arms deal, leading Trump's Middle East tour, and being considered for chief of staff or U.N. representative before leaving the administration in 2018. She previously served under President George W. Bush, rising to senior White House assistant and assistant secretary of state under Condoleezza Rice, and was the highest-ranking Arab American in that administration at her 2007 resignation. She spent 16 years at Goldman Sachs. Meta also hired C.J. Mahoney as chief legal officer in 2026.
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