Trump names CEOs, nuclear fusion founders and Nobel laureate to tech advisory council

The announcement includes 13 of the possible 24 members that will make up the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Leadership from Big Tech is further cementing its presence in Washington as the White House unveiled the first 13 members that will compose the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Pursuant to an executive order President Donald Trump signed shortly after taking office, the PCAST is intended to advise the president and other administration officials on crafting the most accurate and comprehensive tech policy consistent with the administration’s goals. The inaugural members, unveiled on Wednesday, include several major tech company leaders, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Most of the new members work at the c-level of major tech companies: Sergey Brin, who cofounded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998 and now serves as a board member for Google ...