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Amanda Gerut

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms adds former Trump advisor to the board, just months after roping in Ultimate Fighting boss and Trump ally Dana White

US President Donald Trump, Senator Dave McCormick, his wife Dina Powell McCormick and Elon Musk watch the men's NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2025. (Credit: Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Meta Platforms is further boosting its lineup of heavy hitters with the additions of Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick to the mix. Powell McCormick was a notable advisor to Trump during his first term and she joins as CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to be adding boots on the ground in Washington, D.C.—including his own. The founder reportedly just purchased a house in the tony Woodland Normanstone neighborhood with his wife, Priscilla Chan.  

Meta Platforms on Friday announced that it had elected Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick to the tech giant’s corporate board of directors, effective April 15. 

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