Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are part of Trump’s new ‘tech panel’

The Verge / 3/25/2026

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Key Points

  • President Trump is appointing a new PCAST “tech panel” focused on advising on AI policy, with the first members including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and others.
  • The inaugural panel is set to have 13 members initially, with the possibility of expanding to 24, indicating an ongoing, scalable advisory effort.
  • David Sacks (AI and crypto czar) and Michael Kratsios (White House tech advisor) will co-chair the panel, shaping its agenda and recommendations.
  • Alongside AI policy input, the broader PCAST mandate is to advise the President on science, technology, education, and innovation policy, suggesting potential cross-domain impacts.
  • High-profile tech industry leaders’ participation signals the administration’s intent to closely involve major AI and platform companies in shaping federal AI governance.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin will be the first four members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), according to the Wall Street Journal.

The panel, which will "weigh in on AI policy," will include 13 members to start, but could grow to 24. Trump's AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House tech advisor Michael Kratsios will co-chair the panel.

According to the White House's January announcement for the panel, PCAST will "advise the President on matters involving science, technology, education, and innovation policy. The …

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