Trump’s Dinner with Tech CEOs: Lessons for Professionals and Business Leaders
33 Leaders, 1 Table: How Silicon Valley Aligns with Washington - What happens when 33 of the world’s richest minds sit with the most powerful politician? Strategic realignment.
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Trump’s Dinner with Tech CEOs: Lessons for Professionals and Business Leaders
Trump’s Dinner with Tech CEOs
On September 4, 2025, the White House hosted one of the most consequential dinners in the history of modern U.S. politics and business. President Donald Trump convened 33 of the most powerful figures from Silicon Valley, ranging from Sam Altman of OpenAI to Tim Cook of Apple and Mark Zuckerberg of Meta. Bill Gates, Sergey Brin, Satya Nadella, Safra Catz, Lisa Su, and other tech titans were all seated at the same table — signaling not just a meeting of minds, but a strategic alignment of business and politics at the highest level.
What makes this dinner historic isn’t only the list of names. It is what it represents: a recalibration of power, the merging of political will with technological innovation, and the recognition that artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and digital infrastructure are no longer industries on the side — they are the very foundation of national competitiveness.
Here’s the full list of all 33 attendees at Trump’s September 4, 2025, White House dinner with Silicon Valley leaders, exactly as reported:
Political & Administration
Donald Trump – President of the United States
Melania Trump – First Lady, Chair of the AI Education Task Force
Susie Wiles – White House Chief of Staff
Meredith O’Rourke – Trump’s National Finance Director & Senior Advisor
Tony Fabrizio – Republican pollster & strategist
David Sacks – White House AI and Crypto Czar, Chairman of PCAST
Silicon Valley & Tech Leaders
Sergey Brin – Cofounder of Google, Head of AI at Alphabet
Sam Altman – CEO, OpenAI