President Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed a Who’s Who of technology leaders to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, an alliance that further cements the bond between Big Tech and the White House.
The council, tasked with shaping the nation’s artificial intelligence (AI) policy, includes Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, NVIDIA Corp. CEO Jensen Huang, and Oracle Corp. Executive Chairman Larry Ellison.
The appointments underscore the administration’s strategy to treat AI development as a critical theater of competition against China.
The White House confirmed the initial 13 members of what will eventually be a 24-person body. Other notable appointees include Google co-founder Sergey Brin, AMD Inc. CEO Lisa Su, Dell Technologies Inc. founder Michael Dell, and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.
The council will be co-chaired by David Sacks, the White House czar for AI and crypto, alongside technology adviser Michael Kratsios. In bringing the executives directly into the fold, the administration aims to accelerate its AI Action Plan, a directive issued early in Trump’s second term to strip away regulatory hurdles and fast-track private-sector innovation.
Trump has framed U.S. leadership in AI as a non-negotiable priority for national security. Industry analysts suggest the administration is pivoting toward a pro-growth regulatory environment, hoping to solidify the United States’ lead in a sector where companies are already pledging trillions of dollars in infrastructure and research.
“The latest appointments signal closer alignment between the administration and major technology companies,” the White House said in a statement, noting the council will play a decisive role in Washington’s response to intensifying global competition.
While Zuckerberg and Dell confirmed their participation to The Wall Street Journal, other major firms remained quiet. Representatives for Alphabet (Google’s parent company), NVIDIA, AMD, and Oracle did not immediately respond to requests for comment following the announcement.
As the administration prepares to fill the remaining 11 seats on the council, the focus remains on transforming the U.S. into an AI superpower. With the backing of the world’s most valuable chipmakers and software giants, the White House appears ready to move at the speed of the industry it now seeks to advise.
Last week, the Trump administration released a four-page AI policy framework to Congress that implores federal lawmakers to establish a single national standard that would strip states of their power to regulate the booming technology.
The proposal aims to cement American dominance in the global AI race as well as address rising public concerns over child safety, energy costs, and digital rights. The outline marks the administration’s most aggressive move yet to halt what it calls a “patchwork” of state-level regulations. California, Colorado, Texas, and Utah have enacted their own AI laws, focusing on consumer transparency and data privacy.
