Meta Hires Trump Ally Powell McCormick to Drive AI Buildout

Meta Platforms Inc. has appointed a former top adviser to US President Donald Trump to a newly created senior management role focused on partnering with governments and investors on AI.

Dina Powell McCormick, a former Goldman Sachs executive, is joining the company this week as president and vice chairman. She’s part of a new team of senior executives that will focus on the company’s growing list of expensive data center projects — a group that will help steward the hundreds of billions it plans to investment into artificial intelligence infrastructure as it pursues “superintelligence.” She will report to Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg.