On March 25, 2026, local time, the White House made an announcement that U.S. President Trump had handpicked a group of prominent figures, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, to serve on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). This council will be jointly led by David Sacks, who heads the White House's cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence initiatives, and Michael Kratsios, the director of the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy. Its primary objective is to offer policy recommendations and strategic direction for the United States in the realm of artificial intelligence and other pivotal technological domains. Google co-founder Sergey Brin and AMD Chairman and CEO Lisa Su are also part of the inaugural cohort of members. The Trump administration has indicated plans to appoint additional members down the line, potentially expanding the council to a total of 24 individuals. It is worth noting that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, any executives from Microsoft, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk were notably absent from the list of appointees.