President Donald Trump has appointed 13 top tech industry executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Larry Ellison, Sergey Brin, and Lisa Su, to advise on science and technology.
With Chinese companies Progressing quickly With their AI capabilities, the Trump administration has tapped private industry leaders to help make regulation easier and accelerate American innovation.
Trump administration creates technology development council
President Donald Trump did it specific brought together some of America’s most powerful technology executives to serve on its President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The council will be responsible for shaping policy related to artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies and emerging technologies.
The list includes Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia CEO Jensen HuangOracle CEO Larry Ellison, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and AMD CEO Lisa Su. Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is also on the list, as well as Dell CEO Michael Dell and Oracle CEO Safra Catz.
The council will be co-chaired by David Sachs, the White House AI and cryptocurrency official, and Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Meanwhile, during Trump’s first term, his similar advisory board faced resistance from the tech sector, and fewer prominent executives were included.
The Trump administration believes the council is critical to its strategy of securing American dominance in leading technologies. According to the White House announcement, PCAST will focus on “the opportunities and challenges that emerging technologies present to the American workforce, ensuring that all Americans thrive in the golden age of innovation.”
Zuckerberg said he was “honored to join the President’s Council and work with other industry leaders.”
The Department of Energy recently announced a $293 million funding opportunity to support Genesis’ mission, launched by President Trump to double the productivity and impact of American research and innovation within a decade.
Cratesius, who works on both PCAST The co-chair and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, in February 2026, stated that the challenges of the Genesis mission are “a direct call to action for American researchers and innovators to achieve scientific and technological breakthroughs that will benefit the American people.”
What will the PCAST Council actually do?
PCAST will advise the President on matters relating to science, technology, education and innovation policy. The Council has the right to provide the scientific and technical information necessary to develop general policy related to the American economy, the American worker, and national and internal security.
The Council’s functions include responding to requests from the Chair or Co-Chairs for information and analysis, and seeking advice from relevant stakeholders, including the research community and the private sector.
The council will also serve as an advisory committee for high-performance computing and nanotechnology programs under current federal law.
The Commission is expected to meet regularly, and may establish permanent subcommittees and ad hoc groups to assist it in its work. Members will serve without compensation, but may receive travel expenses while the Department of Energy provides administrative and technical support to the Council.
The date for the first meeting of the Council has not yet been announced, and additional members will be added in the coming months to reach the maximum of 24 authorized by the President.
