Dina Powell McCormick appointed President and Vice Chairman of Meta

Exam-focused facts from the 14 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Dina Powell McCormick has been appointed President and Vice Chairman of Meta Platforms Inc.
She will report to Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Powell McCormick previously served as a Meta board member before resigning to take the executive role.
She served as Deputy National Security Adviser in the Trump administration.
She spent 16 years in senior leadership roles at Goldman Sachs.
She was vice chair, president, and head of global client services at BDT & MSD Partners.
She also served on the board of Exxon Mobil.
She is married to U.S. Senator David McCormick, a Republican from Pennsylvania.