Trump Forms Tech Council with Nvidia, Meta, and Oracle Leaders; Musk and Altman Excluded

Key Facts

1Trump appoints Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), and Larry Ellison (Oracle) to a new tech advisory council.

2Elon Musk and Sam Altman were notably excluded from the advisory list.

3The council aims to influence Silicon Valley policy and the direction of the AI race.

President Donald Trump has established a new technology advisory council featuring top executives from Nvidia, Meta, and Oracle to guide future policy directions. The council will be co-chaired by David Sacks, the White House AI and crypto czar, alongside science advisor Michael Kratsios. Expanding the group's industry scope, a co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has also joined the advisory body. Notably, the list continues to exclude high-profile figures such as Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, maintaining a layer of political uncertainty for their respective firms. This council is expected to play a pivotal role in shaping the regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence and national tech priorities. Analysts suggest that the new leadership structure signals a strategic move to integrate crypto and AI sectors into the federal agenda. For investors, the inclusion of these specific giants suggests a potential tailwind for their government relations and future regulatory standing.

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What changed: The update reveals the council's leadership structure, specifically the co-chair roles for David Sacks and Michael Kratsios, and expands the industry scope to include cryptocurrency through the inclusion of a Coinbase co-founder.