Dive Brief:
- Oracle co-CEO Safra Catz will join President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, an Oracle spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch Thursday.
- Catz will remain in her role as co-CEO at Oracle while participating in the transition effort.
- The announcement comes one day after Catz and several other high-profile tech executives met with Trump in New York.
Dive Insight:
Details on Catz’s role on the transition team are not yet clear, though she has expressed interest in streamlining international trade. Catz previously met with Trump in New York last month, sparking rumors that the President-elect was considering her for a cabinet position.
After a rough start with many tech execs, Trump appears to be working hard to ensure technology leaders are involved in his new administration’s plans. In addition to hosting the tech summit Wednesday, Trump also added two tech executives — Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick — to his Strategic and Policy Forum on Wednesday.
Some critics expressed surprise following Trump’s initial announcement of his Strategic and Policy Forum because only one tech exec — IBM CEO Ginni Rometty — was assigned to the forum. Trump’s addition of Musk and Kalanick will add more tech expertise to the group.
