UFC CEO Dana White, a longtime friend of President-elect Donald Trump, is joining the board of Meta two weeks before Trump's new administration begins. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post that White has built the UFC 'into one of the most valuable, fastest growing, and most popular sports enterprises in the world.' John Elkann, the CEO of Italian holding company Exor, and former Microsoft executive Charlie Songhurst are also joining Meta's board.
Zuckerberg said in the post that he's admired White 'as an entrepreneur and his ability to build such a beloved brand.' Elkann is chairman of Exor's automobile companies Stellantis and Ferrari, while Songhurst has spent the previous year on Meta's advisory group helping the company with its artificial intelligence and technology strategies, Zuckerberg added