Dina Powell McCormick, who resigned from the US company's board in December, is joining Meta this week as president and vice-chairman, age 52, effective January 12, 2026. She will guide overall strategy with a particular focus on Meta's AI infrastructure efforts, according to a company blog post. Previously, Ms. Powell McCormick served as Vice Chair, President and Head of Global Client Services at BDT & MSD Partners, an advisory and investment platform, from May 2023 until January 2026, and before that spent 16 years at Goldman Sachs, a global financial institution, as a partner in senior leadership roles, including serving on the firm's Management Committee and leading its Global Sovereign Investment Banking business.

She also previously held senior roles in the U.S. government, including Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump from 2017 to 2018 and Senior White House Advisor and Assistant Secretary of State for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from 2005 to 2007 under President George W. Bush. In addition, Ms. Powell McCormick previously served as a member of the Board from April 2025 until December 2025 and as an external advisor to the Company from December 2025 until January 2026. She will report to Zuckerberg in her new role.

Powell McCormick will help to oversee those efforts and secure more funding for future endeavours. She has decades of experience working in finance, including 16 years at Goldman Sachs, where she led the firm's global sovereign investment banking business. She was most recently president and head of global client services at the investment firm BDT & MSD Partners.

She is leaving that firm to join Meta but will remain on its advisory board, according to Gregg Lemkau, BDT & MSD Partners co-CEO. Powell McCormick also has close ties to the Trump administration, which has taken a heightened interest in US infrastructure projects. She was deputy national security adviser during Trump's first term, and also worked in the George W Bush administration.

Her husband, Dave McCormick, is a Republican Senator from Pennsylvania.