UFC CEO Dana White to Join Meta’s Board of Directors

• Meta on Monday announced Dana White will join the company’s board of directors.
• White said he’d “never been interested” in joining a company’s board before Meta’s offer.
• White is the CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and an ally of Donald Trump’s.

Dana White, the CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and an ally to President-elect Donald Trump, is set to join Meta’s board of directors, the company announced on Monday.

“I’ve never been interested in joining a board of directors until I got the offer to join Meta’s board. I am a huge believer that social media and AI are the future,” White said in a statement. “I am very excited to join this incredible team and to learn more about this business from the inside. There is nothing I love more than building brands, and I look forward to helping take Meta to the next level.”

White has been closely associated with Trump, and the pair have been regularly spotted together at events dating back to 2001, per the Associated Press.

In addition to White, Meta announced its board will now also include John Elkann, the CEO of one of the largest European investment companies, Exor, and tech investor Charlie Songhurst.

Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, said, “Dana, John, and Charlie will add a depth of expertise and perspective that will help us tackle the massive opportunities ahead with AI, wearables and the future of human connection.”