President Donald Trump hosted a high-profile White House dinner on Thursday, bringing together 33 of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures, including Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Bill Gates. The event highlighted the tech industry’s strategic realignment with the Trump administration on AI and technology policies, with attendees collectively announcing hundreds of billions in U.S. investment commitments. Notably absent were Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who opted out of public gatherings for personal and strategic reasons.

The gathering, held in the newly renovated Rose Garden following an AI education summit chaired by First Lady Melania Trump, included CEOs from major technology companies, venture capitalists, and government officials. Thirteen billionaires attended, with the remainder mostly valued in the tens of millions, making it one of the wealthiest gatherings in White House history.

Attendees used the occasion to emphasize collaboration with the administration, seeking favorable regulatory conditions and government contracts while positioning for the AI boom. Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will invest $600 billion in U.S. AI and data center infrastructure through 2028. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thanked the administration for supporting the $500 billion Stargate Project in partnership with SoftBank and Oracle, noting a recent $200 million AI contract from the Department of Defense. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella praised policies supporting U.S. leadership in AI, while Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives reiterated commitments to domestic investment.

The dinner marked a notable shift in Silicon Valley’s relationship with the Trump administration. Once contentious, the engagement reflects recognition that strategic cooperation aligns with business interests amid intensifying global technology competition.

List of Attendees and Brief Profiles

1. Donald Trump – Host, 47th U.S. President, promoting investment and AI collaboration.

2. Melania Trump – First Lady, chair of AI Education Task Force.

3. Susie Wiles – White House Chief of Staff, senior political strategist.

4. Sergey Brin – Google cofounder, estimated net worth $191B.

5. Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto – Brin’s girlfriend, founder of GG Health Coach.

6. Sam Altman – OpenAI CEO, key in Stargate Project.

7. Greg Brockman – OpenAI cofounder and president, GPT-4 leadership.

8. Anna Brockman – Greg Brockman’s wife, involved during OpenAI 2023 leadership crisis.

9. Safra Catz – Oracle CEO, one of the highest-paid female CEOs in the U.S.

10. Gal Tirosh – Catz’s husband, supports US-Israel tech initiatives.

11. Jason Chang – CEO, CSBio, peptide synthesis and biotech automation.

12. Meredith O’Rourke – Trump’s national finance director and senior campaign advisor.

13. Nathalie Dompé – Co-CEO, Dompé Farmaceutici; investor spouse of Chamath Palihapitiya.

14. Tony Fabrizio – Republican strategist, presidential campaign pollster.

15. Dylan Field – Figma cofounder & CEO, design software industry leader.

16. John Hering – Lookout cofounder, cybersecurity leader.

17. Jared Isaacman – Billionaire entrepreneur, commercial astronaut, Shift4 Payments founder.

18. Sunny Madra – Groq AI COO & president, serial tech entrepreneur.

19. Satya Nadella – Microsoft CEO, advocates U.S. AI leadership.

20. Chamath Palihapitiya – Social Capital founder & CEO, investor, Trump supporter.

21. Sundar Pichai – Alphabet & Google CEO, $1B education and AI training commitment.

22. Mark Pincus – Zynga founder, Silicon Valley startup advisor.

23. Vivek Ranadivé – Sacramento Kings CEO, real-time software entrepreneur.

24. David Sacks – White House AI & crypto czar, former PayPal exec.

25. Shyam Sankar – Palantir CTO & EVP, pioneer of forward-deployed engineering.

26. Jamie Siminoff – Ring founder, Amazon VP overseeing smart-home products.

27. Lisa Su – AMD CEO, praised Trump’s support of semiconductor industry.

28. Alexandr Wang – Meta Chief AI Officer, former Scale AI CEO, youngest self-made billionaire.

29. Sanjay Mehrotra – Micron CEO, focuses on AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles.

30. Tim Cook – Apple CEO, $100B domestic manufacturing pledge.

31. David Limp – Blue Origin CEO, former Amazon SVP, scale manufacturing focus.

32. Mark Zuckerberg – Meta CEO, $600B U.S. AI investment pledge.

33. Bill Gates – Microsoft cofounder, healthcare and AI collaboration advocate.