Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Meta Platforms Inc. (META) Board Tenure: 2022 – present Committee Memberships: Compensation, Nominating & Governance Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Tony Xu holds a documented governance role as an independent director and compensation committee member at Meta Platforms Inc., which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while facing significant regulatory scrutiny. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record (SEC filings, proxy statements). This profile documents only the governance role and its connection to documented corporate political activity.

What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Xu’s personal political opinions, party affiliation, public statements, or any protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion. The basis is solely the documented directorial role and its fiduciary connection to corporate political spending documented in the parent corporate donor profile.

Biographical Overview

Tony Xu co-founded DoorDash in 2013 and has served as its CEO and Chairman since 2020. DoorDash went public in December 2020 and has grown into the dominant food delivery platform in the United States with approximately 65% market share. Before founding DoorDash, Xu was a product manager at Square and a McKinsey consultant.

DoorDash’s business is significantly affected by labor regulation — particularly the California AB5 and Proposition 22 battles over gig worker classification — and by local regulatory environments that affect delivery operations. DoorDash spent heavily on political campaigns including Proposition 22. Xu’s governance role at Meta includes the compensation committee, giving him oversight of executive pay structures. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META)
• Board tenure: 2022 – present
• Committee assignments: Compensation, Nominating & Governance Committee
• Day job: Co-founder, CEO & Chairman, DoorDash Inc.

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Meta Platforms — Corporate Donor Profile, which documents the corporation’s political spending, pending government business, and favorable outcomes under the Trump administration.

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Sources

• Meta Platforms Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement, filed April 16, 2026 (annual meeting May 27, 2026)
• SEC EDGAR filing: Meta Platforms Inc. (CIK 1326801)