Overview
- Meta said Powell McCormick will report only to founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
- President Donald Trump publicly praised the appointment on Truth, calling it a great choice by Mark Zuckerberg.
- Powell McCormick served as deputy national security adviser in 2017–2018 and earlier held senior roles in the George W. Bush administration.
- She spent 16 years as an executive at Goldman Sachs before moving back into the private sector beyond Wall Street.
- She briefly served on Meta’s board in 2025, and the company describes her remit as shaping overall strategy with emphasis on compute and infrastructure investments.