Trump announces first appointments to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

US President Donald Trump announced the appointments of the first members of his President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the agency focused on delivering policy recommendations and advice on science and technology, on 25/03/2026.

The following individuals were appointed to PCAST:
• Marc Andreessen (businessman, venture capitalist and former software engineer);
• Sergey Brin (computer scientist and former president of Alphabet);
• Safra Catz (business executive);
• Michael Dell (businessman, CEO of Dell);
• Jacob DeWitte (businessman, founder and CEO of Oklo Inc.);
• Fred Ehrsam (entrepreneur, investor and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase);
• Larry Ellison (Chief Technology Officer of Oracle);
• David Friedberg (entrepreneur and businessman);
• Jensen Huang (President and CEO of NVIDIA);
• John Martinis (American physicist and professor);
• Bob Mumgaard (CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems);
• Lisa Su (CEO of Advanced Micro Devices);
• Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Meta).

Most appointees are tech-billionaire business executives, ranging from artificial…