The Steady Drip: Trump Taps Zuckerberg, Ellison, Huang for Tech Panel (Connecting the Dots: Larry Ellison, The Oracle Corporation, Meta AKA Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Google, Wall Street Journal, The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Trump Taps Zuckerberg, Ellison, Huang for Tech Panel (Connecting the Dots: Larry Ellison, The Oracle Corporation, Meta AKA Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Google, Wall Street Journal, The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

By Newsmax Wires | Wednesday, 25 March 2026 09:30 AM EDT

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Nvidia's annual developers conference in San Jose, California, on March 17, 2026. (Josh Edelson/Getty Images)

https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/trump-technology-panel/2026/03/25/id/1250703/

President Trump is assembling a high-profile group of technology and business leaders — including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — to serve on a new advisory council focused on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The panel, known as the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), will help shape policy around AI, crypto and other fast-evolving sectors.

The council will be co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and technology adviser Michael Kratsios, according to a White House official.

An initial slate of 13 members is expected to be announced Wednesday, including Google co-founder Sergey Brin, with the group potentially expanding to as many as 24 members under an executive order.

“The United States has the opportunity to lead the world in AI,” Zuckerberg said in a statement. “I’m honored to join the President’s council and work with other industry leaders to help make this happen.”

The effort reflects Trump’s broader push in his second term to position the U.S. as a global leader in artificial intelligence and digital assets by fostering a more business-friendly regulatory environment. Several of the executives tapped for the council lead companies or have personally supported initiatives tied to the administration.

“Under President Trump, PCAST will focus on topics related to the opportunities and challenges that emerging technologies present to the American workforce, and ensuring all Americans thrive in the Golden Age of Innovation,” the White House said in a statement.

Advisory councils like PCAST have been used by multiple administrations, including those of George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, to provide guidance on scientific and technological issues. The composition of the panel typically reflects the sitting president’s policy priorities.

Trump established a similar council during his first term, though it featured fewer high-profile executives and was formed later in his presidency.

Connecting the Dots:

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Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Jonathan Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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Noosheen Hashemi was a director at the New America Foundation and the VP for the Oracle Corporation.

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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget was housed at the New America Foundation.

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CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

There's time to fix Obamacare problems: Ex-Oracle prez

Dan Mangan | Bertha Coombs

Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013 | 3:37 PM ET

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101132869

The federal Obamacare insurance marketplace's many tech problems were inevitable given the brief time contractors had to build it—but they can be fixed fairly soon at a fraction of the troubled website's cost, the ex-president of software giant Oracle told CNBC.com.

"This is not an intractable problem," Infor CEO Charles Phillips said Tuesday about the government's HealthCare.gov site. "It takes time, but it is fixable ... It's going to take several months, most likely, not years."

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Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

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Donna S. Morea was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the EVP for the CGI Group Inc.

CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

There's time to fix Obamacare problems: Ex-Oracle prez

Dan Mangan | Bertha Coombs

Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013 | 3:37 PM ET

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101132869

"This is not an intractable problem," Infor CEO Charles Phillips said Tuesday about the government's HealthCare.gov site. "It takes time, but it is fixable ... It's going to take several months, most likely, not years."

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Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation (think tank).

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Peter G. Peterson was a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the chairman for the Peterson Institute for International Economics (think tank).

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a director at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (think tank), a director at the New America Foundation and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

James T. Lynn was a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Alice M. Rivlin is a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

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George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Center for American Progress and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a COO & director for Facebook (Meta).

Shirley Ann Jackson is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law.

Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Cameron F. Kerry’s sister-in-law, married to John F. Kerry, a life trustee at Carnegie Mellon University and a trustee at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.