(The Center Square) – Dina Powell McCormick, wife of Sen. Dave McCormick and former Trump advisor, has been named president and vice chair of Meta, the social media titan behind platforms like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The appointment comes as Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh in particular, seeks to set the tone for the rapidly shifting technology landscape with massive investments in infrastructure, academic research, and private industry.
“Dina’s experience at the highest levels of global finance, combined with her deep relationships around the world, makes her uniquely suited to help Meta manage this next phase of growth as the company’s President and Vice Chairman,” said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The move represents another layer of intermingling between figures in the federal government and leaders in the powerful tech space, with the most high profile being Elon Musk’s temporary foray as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency. Meta says that Powell McCormick will be helping to manage the company while guiding “strategy and execution.”
“Congratulations to DINA POWELL MCCORMICK, WHO HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE NEW PRESIDENT OF META. A great choice by Mark Z!!! She is a fantastic, and very talented, person, who served the Trump Administration with strength and distinction!” wrote President Donald Trump on Truth Social.
Powell McCormick also served under Condoleezza Rice in George W. Bush’s administration and worked in leadership at Goldman Sachs.
Joanna Doven, leader of the AI Strike Team which is spearheading the campaign to secure Pittsburgh as a global leader, released a statement Monday celebrating the news. She called it an “extraordinarily powerful signal for Pennsylvania and for America’s AI future.”
“Dina is not only a global leader in finance, technology, and national security — she is deeply connected to Pennsylvania’s innovation ecosystem,” said Doven.
Sen. Dave McCormick credited his wife with organizing the Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University which brought McCormick to the same stage as both Trump and Gov. Josh Shapiro.
“At a moment when the global race for AI infrastructure and technological supremacy is accelerating, having someone who knows Pennsylvania’s universities, energy assets, labor force, and industrial capacity inside the leadership of one of the world’s most important AI companies is truly game-changing,” wrote Doven. “Dina understands that winning in AI is not abstract — it requires building real data centers, power plants, workforce pipelines, and manufacturing capacity here at home.”
