{"id":37245,"date":"2025-10-15T07:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=37245"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:46:14","slug":"this-is-what-techno-fascism-look-like-up-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=37245","title":{"rendered":".<h1><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is what techno-fascism look like up close<\/span><\/b><\/h1>."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Meet all 33 Silicon Valley power players at Trump\u2019s high-profile tech dinner\u2014and here\u2019s Elon Musk\u2019s explanation for why he wasn\u2019t there<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"sc-db59094b-3 ddxNWd\" data-cy=\"author-by-text\">By\u00a0<\/span>Dave Smith, <span class=\"sc-db59094b-5 dDeRwG\">Editor, U.S. News<br \/>\nFORTUNE<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37246\" style=\"width: 636px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37246\" class=\"wp-image-37246 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-15-at-7.03.47-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-15-at-7.03.47-AM.png 626w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-15-at-7.03.47-AM-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Top tech CEOs praise Trump at White House dinner in Washington, DC on Thursday,\u00a0 September 4, 2025<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>President Trump hosted 33 Silicon Valley leaders<\/strong>\u00a0including Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Bill Gates at a White House dinner Thursday. Attendees announced billions in U.S. investments while Elon Musk was notably absent amid their ongoing feud. The gathering marked Silicon Valley\u2019s strategic realignment with Trump\u2019s administration on AI and technology policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>President Donald Trump convened some of Silicon Valley\u2019s most influential figures Thursday evening at the White House, hosting a high-profile dinner that underscored the tech industry\u2019s evolving relationship with his administration. The gathering in the newly renovated Rose Garden brought together 33 attendees, including CEOs from major technology companies, venture capitalists, and administration officials. With 13 billionaires in attendance and many others worth millions of dollars, the event was easily one of the wealthiest gatherings in the history of the White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall-selector\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>Notably absent from the dinner were Elon Musk,\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/06\/06\/elon-musk-donald-trump-rise-and-fall\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/06\/06\/elon-musk-donald-trump-rise-and-fall\/\">Tesla\u2019s CEO and former Trump ally<\/a>, and Jensen Huang, Nvidia\u2019s chief executive and\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/ranking\/most-powerful-people\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/ranking\/most-powerful-people\/\"><em>Fortune<\/em>\u2019s Most Powerful Person in Business<\/a>. Musk\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/elon-musk-claims-was-invited-to-white-house-but-he-was-never-on-guest-list-9220940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/elon-musk-claims-was-invited-to-white-house-but-he-was-never-on-guest-list-9220940\">claimed on social media<\/a>\u00a0that he \u201cwas invited, but unfortunately could not attend,\u201d though initial reports suggested he was not on the guest list. Huang, meanwhile,\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/4492615-tech-tycoons-praise-trump-at-white-house-dinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/4492615-tech-tycoons-praise-trump-at-white-house-dinner\">has a pattern of skipping high-profile events<\/a>, preferring direct one-on-one meetings.<\/p>\n<p>The event followed an AI education summit\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/robots-us-first-lady-melania-123616778.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/robots-us-first-lady-melania-123616778.html\">hosted earlier that day by first lady Melania Trump<\/a>\u00a0and served as the first major gathering in the Rose Garden since its renovation was completed in August 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-12 iJvuTb\">\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-14 bYbwRF impression-element\" data-cy=\"in-stream-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-11 fJBJYS simple\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"fortunecom_incontent0\" class=\"ad-slot-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The dinner underscored Silicon Valley\u2019s strategic realignment with the Trump administration, as companies seek favorable regulatory treatment and government contracts while positioning themselves for the AI boom. Several attendees announced significant U.S. investment commitments:\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8tso9FSBOhw&amp;list=RDNS8tso9FSBOhw&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8tso9FSBOhw&amp;list=RDNS8tso9FSBOhw&amp;start_radio=1\">Trump asked Mark Zuckerberg directly<\/a>, for instance, how much he was planning on committing to the U.S., and the Facebook founder responded with $600 billion through 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The event marked a significant evolution from Trump\u2019s historically contentious relationship with Big Tech, reflecting the industry\u2019s recognition that cooperation with the administration serves their business interests in an increasingly competitive global technology landscape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 60vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=128&amp;q=85 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=256&amp;q=85 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=320&amp;q=85 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=384&amp;q=85 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=480&amp;q=85 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=576&amp;q=85 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=768&amp;q=85 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=1024&amp;q=85 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=1280&amp;q=85 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756043.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85 1440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">Alex Wong\u2014Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-attendees-a-whos-who-of-tech-and-politics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 33 attendees: A who\u2019s who of tech and politics<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. President Donald Trump<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The host and 47th president of the United States, Trump has aggressively courted the tech industry during his second term, seeking investment commitments and closer cooperation on artificial intelligence initiatives.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. First lady Melania Trump<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first lady chairs the newly formed AI Education Task Force, which held its inaugural meeting earlier that day. She sat next to Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates during the dinner.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Susie Wiles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Trump\u2019s White House chief of staff and the first woman to hold the position. The 68-year-old veteran political strategist has been credited with running Trump\u2019s most disciplined campaign, in 2024. Born in New Jersey, she\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu\/directory\/susie-wiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu\/directory\/susie-wiles\/\">began her political career<\/a>\u00a0working for Congressman Jack Kemp before joining Ronald Reagan\u2019s 1980 presidential campaign. Wiles spent much of her career in Florida politics, managing campaigns for mayors, governors, and eventually becoming Trump\u2019s Florida campaign manager in 2016. She served as co\u2013campaign manager for Trump\u2019s successful 2024 bid.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Sergey Brin<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 52-year-old\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/alphabet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/alphabet\/\">Google<\/a>\u00a0cofounder, born in Moscow in 1973,\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/money\/Sergey-Brin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/money\/Sergey-Brin\">immigrated<\/a>\u00a0to the United States with his family at age 6 to escape Soviet anti-Semitism. He earned degrees from the University of Maryland and Stanford, where he met Larry Page and cofounded Google in 1998. Brin stepped down from Google parent company Alphabet\u2019s day-to-day operations\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-50653345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-50653345\">in 2019<\/a>, but returned to lead AI efforts following ChatGPT\u2019s launch in 2023. With an estimated\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/profiles\/sergey-m-brin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/profiles\/sergey-m-brin\/\">net worth of $191 billion<\/a>, he ranks among the world\u2019s wealthiest individuals. At the dinner, Trump praised Brin\u2019s \u201cwonderful MAGA girlfriend,\u201d referring to Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brin\u2019s girlfriend is the founder of\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/gghealthcoach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/gghealthcoach.com\/\">GG Health Coach<\/a>, helping people achieve better health through balanced nutrition and lifestyle changes. She appeared starstruck when Trump asked her to speak, expressing gratitude for being in his presence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-12 iJvuTb\">\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-14 bYbwRF impression-element\" data-cy=\"in-stream-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-11 fJBJYS simple\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"fortunecom_incontent1\" class=\"ad-slot-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Sam Altman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 40-year-old CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, thanked Trump for the administration\u2019s support of OpenAI\u2019s $500 billion Stargate Project infrastructure initiative with SoftBank and\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/oracle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/oracle\/\">Oracle<\/a>. The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded OpenAI\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/06\/16\/openai-wins-200-million-us-defense-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/06\/16\/openai-wins-200-million-us-defense-contract.html\">a $200 million contract<\/a>\u00a0for AI tool development.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Greg Brockman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 37-year-old cofounder and president of OpenAI, born in North Dakota in 1987, attended Harvard briefly before transferring to MIT, which he left to join\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/stripe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/stripe\/\">Stripe<\/a>\u00a0as its first CTO in 2013. He cofounded OpenAI in 2015 with Sam Altman and others. Known for his technical expertise and leadership in AI development, Brockman played a key role in unveiling GPT-4 in 2023. He\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/11\/17\/greg-brockman-quits-openai-after-abrupt-firing-of-sam-altman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/11\/17\/greg-brockman-quits-openai-after-abrupt-firing-of-sam-altman\/\">temporarily left OpenAI during the November 2023 leadership crisis<\/a>\u00a0but returned as president.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Anna Brockman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Greg Brockman\u2019s wife became a notable figure during OpenAI\u2019s 2023 leadership crisis when she\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/anna-brockman-cried-asked-ilya-sutskever-change-openai-report-2023-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/anna-brockman-cried-asked-ilya-sutskever-change-openai-report-2023-11\">reportedly cried and pleaded with board member Ilya Sutskever<\/a>\u00a0to reverse his decision to oust Sam Altman. The couple married in 2019 in a ceremony officiated by Sutskever at OpenAI\u2019s offices, with a robotic hand serving as ring bearer.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9. Safra Catz<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 63-year-old CEO of Oracle is one of the highest-paid female CEOs in the United States. Born in Israel in 1961, she\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lcrcapital.com\/blog\/safra-catz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.lcrcapital.com\/blog\/safra-catz\/\">immigrated to Massachusetts at age 6<\/a>\u00a0and eventually graduated from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She later worked as a managing director at investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin &amp; Jenrette before joining Oracle in 1999. She became CEO in 2014 and has\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/safra-catz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/safra-catz\">overseen dozens of acquisitions<\/a>\u00a0during her tenure. Catz has been instrumental in Oracle\u2019s cloud computing transformation.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10. Gal Tirosh<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Safra Catz\u2019s husband, an Israeli-born former soccer coach who prefers to maintain a low public profile.\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/125.chiomega.com\/story\/safra-catz-business-mogul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/125.chiomega.com\/story\/safra-catz-business-mogul\/\">The couple married in 1997 and have two sons<\/a>. Tirosh\u2019s Israeli background has influenced his support for initiatives involving technology partnerships between the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>11. Jason Chang<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 42-year-old CEO of CSBio, in Menlo Park, Calif., holds a bachelor\u2019s in economics from UC San Diego and a master\u2019s in biochemistry from Oxford University. He\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yoweichang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yoweichang\/\">joined CSBio in 2009<\/a>\u00a0as director of operations and worked his way up to CEO in 2019. The company provides custom peptides and automated peptide synthesizers to the global biotech community, with a focus on both R&amp;D and commercial manufacturing.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>12. Meredith O\u2019Rourke<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Trump\u2019s national finance director and senior advisor for his 2024 campaign is a\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/revolving-door\/o-rourke-meredith\/summary?id=78962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/revolving-door\/o-rourke-meredith\/summary?id=78962\">longtime Republican fundraiser<\/a>\u00a0from Tallahassee. She founded the O\u2019Rourke Group in 1997 and has been organizing high-level GOP fundraising events for nearly three decades. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University and has been instrumental in Trump\u2019s campaign finance operations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 60vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=128&amp;q=85 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=256&amp;q=85 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=320&amp;q=85 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=384&amp;q=85 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=480&amp;q=85 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=576&amp;q=85 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=768&amp;q=85 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=1024&amp;q=85 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=1280&amp;q=85 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757940.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85 1440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">Alex Wong\u2014Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>13. Nathalie Domp\u00e9<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 35-year-old co-CEO of\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dompe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.dompe.com\/\">Domp\u00e9 Farmaceutici<\/a>, an Italian biopharmaceutical company, and CEO of Domp\u00e9 Holdings, was born in Milan in 1990 to pharmaceutical mogul Sergio Domp\u00e9. She graduated from Bocconi University with honors in business administration. She is also the\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/entertainment\/news\/who-is-nathalie-dompe-all-you-need-to-know-about-chamath-palihapitiya-s-wife\/ar-AA1xIXXd?ocid=BingNewsVerp&amp;apiversion=v2&amp;noservercache=1&amp;domshim=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/entertainment\/news\/who-is-nathalie-dompe-all-you-need-to-know-about-chamath-palihapitiya-s-wife\/ar-AA1xIXXd?ocid=BingNewsVerp&amp;apiversion=v2&amp;noservercache=1&amp;domshim=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1\">wife of investor Chamath Palihapitiya<\/a>. In addition to her executive roles, she has worked as a model for\u00a0<em>Vogue<\/em>\u00a0and Giorgio Armani. She oversees market development and strategic approval for new drugs launched in the United States.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>14. Tony Fabrizio<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the nation\u2019s leading Republican strategists, the 65-year-old has served as\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/politics.uchicago.edu\/fellows\/former-fellows\/tony-fabrizio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/politics.uchicago.edu\/fellows\/former-fellows\/tony-fabrizio\">chief pollster<\/a>\u00a0on five presidential campaigns, including Trump\u2019s successful 2016 and 2024 victories. Born in 1960, Fabrizio graduated from Long Island University and founded Fabrizio, Lee &amp; Associates. He has worked for numerous senators, governors, and Fortune 500 companies including\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/visa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/visa\/\">Visa<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/bank-of-america-corp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/bank-of-america-corp\/\">Bank of America<\/a>, and Google. In 2017, he received the American Association of Political Consultants\u2019 Pollster of the Year award for his work on Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>15. Dylan Field<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 33-year-old cofounder and CEO of Figma, the collaborative design platform, grew up in Sonoma County, Calif., and briefly attended Brown University\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/01\/figma-ipo-cofounder-dylan-field-former-linkedin-intern-peter-thiel-fellowship\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/01\/figma-ipo-cofounder-dylan-field-former-linkedin-intern-peter-thiel-fellowship\/\">before dropping out<\/a>\u00a0to accept a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship in 2012. He cofounded Figma at age 19 with teaching assistant Evan Wallace. Despite early struggles, Field persevered to build Figma into a design industry leader. The company went public in 2025 with a valuation exceeding $68 billion, making Field worth approximately $6.6 billion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-12 iJvuTb\">\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-14 bYbwRF impression-element\" data-cy=\"in-stream-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-11 fJBJYS simple\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"fortunecom_incontent2\" class=\"ad-slot-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>16. John Hering<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The cofounder and executive chairman of cybersecurity company Lookout and a partner at Vy Capital, the 42-year-old dropped out of USC to cofound Lookout, which now protects over 175 million devices globally, including those used by the U.S. Department of Defense.\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.founderspledge.com\/meet-the-team\/john-hering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.founderspledge.com\/meet-the-team\/john-hering\"><em>BusinessWeek<\/em>\u00a0named him a Best Young Tech Entrepreneur, and\u00a0<em>Fortune<\/em>\u00a0included him on its 40 Under 40 list<\/a>. He has also cofounded cybersecurity firms Coalition and Redacted.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>17. Jared Isaacman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 42-year-old billionaire entrepreneur, commercial astronaut, and founder and chairman of payment processor Shift4 Payments, Isaacman dropped out of high school to start his first company, eventually building Shift4 into a business processing $200 billion annually. He founded defense contractor Draken International and has commanded two\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/spacex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/spacex\/\">SpaceX<\/a>\u00a0missions: Inspiration4, the first all-civilian spaceflight, and Polaris Dawn, where he performed the first commercial spacewalk. Trump nominated him as NASA administrator in December 2024 but withdrew the nomination in May 2025 amid his feud with Elon Musk. Isaacman\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jared-isaacman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jared-isaacman\/\">estimated net worth is $1.5 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 60vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=128&amp;q=85 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=256&amp;q=85 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=320&amp;q=85 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=384&amp;q=85 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=480&amp;q=85 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=576&amp;q=85 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=768&amp;q=85 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=1024&amp;q=85 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=1280&amp;q=85 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757979.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85 1440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">Alex Wong\u2014Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>18. Sunny Madra<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chief operating officer and president of AI chip company Groq, the entrepreneur has founded multiple successful startups, including Definitive Intelligence (acquired by Groq), Autonomic (acquired by Ford), and Xtreme Labs (acquired by Pivotal). Madra previously served as vice president of Ford X, overseeing the automaker\u2019s technology initiatives. Since 2013, he has been an active angel investor in companies including SpaceX, Notion, Uber, and Epic Games.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>19. Satya Nadella<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 58-year-old CEO of Microsoft, who thanked Trump for putting policies in place for the U.S. to lead in AI, praised Trump\u2019s approach of supporting rather than fighting technology companies, calling it crucial for maintaining America\u2019s technological leadership globally.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>20. Chamath Palihapitiya<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Founder and CEO of Social Capital and cohost of the popular\u00a0<em>All-In<\/em>\u00a0podcast, the Sri Lankan\u2013born investor and engineer has been a vocal supporter of Trump\u2019s policies and frequently appears at high-profile political events. He was spotted outside the White House before the AI education event and has toured key areas including the West Wing.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>21. Sundar Pichai<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The CEO of Alphabet and Google announced a $1 billion commitment to education and job training in the U.S., with $150 million dedicated to AI-focused grants. During the dinner, Trump referenced Google\u2019s recent legal victory, telling Pichai: \u201cYou had a very good day yesterday,\u201d referring to the company avoiding a major antitrust breakup order.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>22. Mark Pincus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The founder of\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/zynga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/zynga\/\">Zynga<\/a>, the social-gaming company behind\u00a0<em>FarmVille<\/em>\u00a0and other popular mobile games, Pincus has been active in Silicon Valley\u2019s entrepreneurial ecosystem and serves as an advisor to multiple startups and venture capital firms.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>23. Vivek Ranadiv\u00e9<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 67-year-old Indian-American entrepreneur, who is chairman and CEO of the Sacramento Kings NBA team and cofounder of TIBCO Software, was born in Mumbai in 1957. He immigrated to the U.S. at age 16, earned degrees from MIT and Harvard Business School, and founded several technology companies,\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/leadership.ucdavis.edu\/about\/councils-committees-boards\/board-advisors\/vivek-ranadive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/leadership.ucdavis.edu\/about\/councils-committees-boards\/board-advisors\/vivek-ranadive\">earning the nickname \u201cMr. Real Time\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for his work in event processing software. In 2013, he became the first Indian majority owner of an NBA team when he purchased the Kings. He currently runs Bow Capital, an early-stage venture firm. His estimated net worth is $700 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 60vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=128&amp;q=85 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=256&amp;q=85 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=320&amp;q=85 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=384&amp;q=85 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=480&amp;q=85 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=576&amp;q=85 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=768&amp;q=85 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=1024&amp;q=85 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=1280&amp;q=85 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233757681.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85 1440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">Alex Wong\u2014Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>24. David Sacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The White House AI and crypto czar, serving as chairman of the President\u2019s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, is a member of the \u201cPayPal mafia.\u201d Sacks was appointed in December 2024 to oversee the administration\u2019s artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency policies.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>25. Shyam Sankar<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 44-year-old CTO and EVP of\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/palantir-technologies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/palantir-technologies\/\">Palantir Technologies<\/a>\u00a0was born in Mumbai and raised in Orlando. Sankar joined Palantir as employee No. 13 in 2006 and pioneered the company\u2019s \u201cforward deployed engineer\u201d model. He holds degrees from Cornell University in electrical and computer engineering and Stanford University in management science and engineering. Under his leadership, Palantir has transformed itself from a defense-focused startup to a publicly traded S&amp;P 500 company. He also serves as chairman of Ginkgo Bioworks and is recognized as one of the top seven people in defense tech.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-12 iJvuTb\">\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-14 bYbwRF impression-element\" data-cy=\"in-stream-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-11 fJBJYS simple\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"fortunecom_incontent3\" class=\"ad-slot-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>26. Jamie Siminoff<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 48-year-old founder of Ring, the smart doorbell company that\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/amazon-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/amazon-com\/\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0acquired for over $1 billion in 2018, Siminoff created the world\u2019s first Wi-Fi video doorbell in his garage. He holds a bachelor\u2019s in entrepreneurship from Babson College and\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/07\/17\/amazon-ring-founder-jamie-siminoff-shark-tank-success\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/07\/17\/amazon-ring-founder-jamie-siminoff-shark-tank-success\/\">recently returned to Amazon as the vice president<\/a>\u00a0overseeing Ring and other smart-home initiatives after a brief stint as CEO of smart-lock company Latch. His estimated net worth is $300 million.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>27. Lisa Su<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 55-year-old CEO of\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/advanced-micro-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/advanced-micro-devices\/\">Advanced Micro Devices<\/a>\u00a0(AMD), who praised Trump\u2019s administration for supporting the semiconductor industry, noted the \u201cincredible acceleration\u201d the industry has seen since Trump took office and expressed gratitude for the administration\u2019s support in building the \u201cbrains behind all of the wonderful AI\u201d being developed.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>28. Alexandr Wang<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 28-year-old former CEO of Scale AI and newly appointed chief AI officer at Meta was born in Los Alamos, N.M., to Chinese immigrant parents who worked as physicists. Wang dropped out of MIT at 19 to cofound Scale AI in 2016. He briefly became the world\u2019s youngest self-made billionaire in 2021 at age 24. In June 2025, Meta acquired a 49% stake in Scale AI for $14.3 billion,\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/article\/alexandr-wang-meta-scale-ai-entrepreneur-mark-zuckerberg\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/article\/alexandr-wang-meta-scale-ai-entrepreneur-mark-zuckerberg\/\">bringing Wang into Meta to head its Superintelligence Labs<\/a>. He qualified for the Math Olympiad and U.S. Physics Team as a teenager and holds over 70 patents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 60vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=128&amp;q=85 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=256&amp;q=85 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=320&amp;q=85 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=384&amp;q=85 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=480&amp;q=85 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=576&amp;q=85 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=768&amp;q=85 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=1024&amp;q=85 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=1280&amp;q=85 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233756560.jpg?w=1440&amp;q=85 1440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">Alex Wong\u2014Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>29. Sanjay Mehrotra<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 67-year-old president and CEO of\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/micron-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/micron-technology\/\">Micron Technology<\/a>, a leading semiconductor memory company, was born in India. Mehrotra earned bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley and cofounded SanDisk in 1988, serving as its president and CEO until its $16 billion acquisition by\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/western-digital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/western-digital\/\">Western Digital<\/a>\u00a0in 2016. He joined Micron in 2017 and has steered the company\u2019s focus toward AI, 5G, and autonomous vehicles. He holds more than 70 patents and serves on multiple boards including those of\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/cdw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/cdw\/\">CDW<\/a>\u00a0and Stanford Health Care.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>30. Tim Cook<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The CEO of\u00a0<a class=\"sc-5ad7098d-0 lcJVdL\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/apple\/\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0recently announced a $100 billion domestic manufacturing commitment and praised Trump\u2019s focus on innovation. He was seated prominently at the dinner and has maintained a close relationship with the administration.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>31. David Limp<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 58-year-old CEO of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos\u2019s space company, Limp spent over 13 years at Amazon as senior vice president of devices and services, overseeing the Alexa, Echo, Kindle, and Fire devices, as well as the Project Kuiper satellite broadband network. He previously worked at Apple for about 10 years and served as venture partner at Azure Capital Partners. He joined Blue Origin as CEO in December 2023 to focus on manufacturing at scale and instilling urgency in the company culture. He holds degrees in computer science and mathematics from Vanderbilt University and a management degree from Stanford.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>32. Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Meta CEO, who sat next to Trump and was the first executive called upon to speak, thanked the president for hosting and noted that \u201call the companies here are building huge investments in the country\u201d for data centers and AI infrastructure. He recently ended Meta\u2019s collaboration with third-party fact-checkers and has realigned company policies with the administration\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>33. Bill Gates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Microsoft cofounder and philanthropist, who sat next to first lady Melania Trump, discussed his work in advancing health care and vaccine technology, expressing his desire to collaborate with Trump in moving \u201cAmerican innovation to the next level\u201d to cure diseases like sickle cell anemia and AIDS. Despite policy disagreements in the past, Gates praised Trump for his \u201cincredible leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/09\/05\/trump-tech-dinner-full-attendee-list\/\">https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/09\/05\/trump-tech-dinner-full-attendee-list\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-12 iJvuTb\">\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-14 bYbwRF impression-element\" data-cy=\"in-stream-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-fa41e731-11 fJBJYS simple\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"fortunecom_incontent4\" class=\"ad-slot-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet all 33 Silicon Valley power players at Trump\u2019s high-profile tech dinner\u2014and here\u2019s Elon Musk\u2019s explanation for why he wasn\u2019t there By\u00a0Dave Smith, Editor, U.S. News FORTUNE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}