# Dina Powell

dina powell McCormick (Dina Habib Coptic: Ⲇⲓⲛⲁ Ϩⲁⲃⲓⲃ, Arabic: دينا حبيب‎; born June 12, 1973) is an American financial executive, philanthropist and political advisor, best known for having been the United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy to President Donald Trump.A lifelong member of the Republican Party, she became involved in Texas-oriented Republican politics during and following her time at the University of Texas at Austin. During the George W. Bush administration, Powell served in several roles, first as an Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel and then as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs and Deputy Undersecretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy. In 2007, Powell joined Goldman Sachs, where she became a managing director and eventually partner at the firm, as well as president of its non-profit subsidiary, the Goldman Sachs Foundation.