(The Center Square)—Dina Powell McCormick, wife of Sen. Dave McCormick and former Trump advisor, has been named president and vice chair of Meta, the social media titan behind platforms like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The appointment comes as Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh in particular, seeks to set the tone for the rapidly shifting technology landscape with massive investments in infrastructure, academic research, and private industry.
“Dina’s experience at the highest levels of global finance, combined with her deep relationships around the world, makes her uniquely suited to help Meta manage this next phase of growth as the company’s President and Vice Chairman,” said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The move represents another layer of intermingling between figures in the federal government and leaders in the powerful tech space, with the most high profile being Elon Musk’s temporary foray as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency. Meta says that Powell McCormick will be helping to manage the company while guiding “strategy and execution.”
“Congratulations to DINA POWELL MCCORMICK, WHO HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE NEW PRESIDENT OF META. A great choice by Mark Z!!! She is a fantastic, and very talented, person, who served the Trump Administration with strength and distinction!” wrote President Donald Trump on Truth Social.
Powell McCormick also served under Condoleezza Rice in George W. Bush’s administration and worked in leadership at Goldman Sachs.
Joanna Doven, leader of the AI Strike Team which is spearheading the campaign to secure Pittsburgh as a global leader, released a statement Monday celebrating the news. She called it an “extraordinarily powerful signal for Pennsylvania and for America’s AI future.”
“Dina is not only a global leader in finance, technology, and national security — she is deeply connected to Pennsylvania’s innovation ecosystem,” said Doven.
Sen. Dave McCormick credited his wife with organizing the Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University which brought McCormick to the same stage as both Trump and Gov. Josh Shapiro.
“At a moment when the global race for AI infrastructure and technological supremacy is accelerating, having someone who knows Pennsylvania’s universities, energy assets, labor force, and industrial capacity inside the leadership of one of the world’s most important AI companies is truly game-changing,” wrote Doven. “Dina understands that winning in AI is not abstract — it requires building real data centers, power plants, workforce pipelines, and manufacturing capacity here at home.”
Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
