After President Trump was elected, he is offering high-profile positions to key figures in Silicon Valley who helped him win. Elon Musk plays an important role in the transition team, along with a group of tech industry Trump supporters collaborating with the new government to varying degrees of formality. These roles range from pure advisory positions to traditional appointments. For instance, Musk’s "Government Efficiency Department" is an advisory group rather than an actual U.S. department. Investor Marc Andreessen provides advice to Trump while still retaining his daily job. Jacob Helberg, an advisor at Palantir Technologies Inc., will take on a more standard role as Deputy Secretary of State.

President-elect Donald Trump is handing out high-profile positions to some of the key Silicon Valley players who helped get him elected. At the top of the list, of course, is Elon Musk, with his starring role on the transition team. But there’s a larger coterie of tech world Trump supporters who are now working with the incoming administration, with varying degrees of formality. The roles range from purely advisory to traditional appointments. For example, Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, is an advisory group, not an actual US department. The investor Marc Andreessen is advising Trump, but is keeping his day job. And Palantir Technologies Inc. adviser Jacob Helberg is slated to take a more standard role as an undersecretary of state.

Trump's New Silicon Valley Entourage