Dina Powell Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Age: 52 Years

Husband: Dave McCormick

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Habib
Full Name	Dina Powell McCormick
Other Name	Dina Habib Powell
Profession(s)	• Politician • Businesswoman
Known for	• Being the United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy to President Donald Trump • Being newly appointed president and vice chair of Meta (January 2026)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Lavender Gray
Hair Colour	Medium Ash Brown
Politics
Political Party	Republican
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award (2006), associated with the University of Texas • Young Alumna Award (2008) from Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Personal Life
Date of Birth	12 June 1973 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	52 Years
Birthplace	Cairo, Egypt
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	American
Hometown	Dallas, Texas, USA
School	Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Texas
College/University	University of Texas, Austin
Educational Qualification	A bachelor's degree in humanities
Religion	Christianity
Hobbies	Reading, Writing
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	• First Marriage: 10 January 1998 • Second Marriage: Year, 2019
Family
Husband/Spouse	• First Husband: Richard Powell (public relations professional) (m. 1998; div. 2017) • Second Husband: Dave McCormick (politician, businessman) (m. 2019)
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- 2 (from her first marriage)
Parents	Father- Onsi Habib (a former captain in the Egyptian Army) Mother- Hoda Soliman (psychologist and social worker)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister(s)- 2

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dina Powell

Dina Powell was born in Cairo, Egypt, to a middle-class, Coptic Christian family.

When she was very young, her family migrated to the United States.

In an interview, Powell mentioned that when she moved to the USA, she did not know English.

After moving to the USA, her family settled in Dallas, Texas. In Dallas, her parents owned and operated a convenience store, and her father also worked as a bus driver and in real estate.

Dina learnt English in school, as she is fluent in Arabic, her parents insisted that she be raised with Egyptian culture and language.

After graduating from Ursuline Academy of Dallas, she enrolled in the Plan II Honors program at the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Liberal Arts. As part of her program, she participated in community service and joined the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Dina Powell paid her school fees by working as a legislative assistant for two Republican members of the Texas State Senate, Ike Harris and Jerry E. Patterson. During her time with them, she worked on various policy issues, including juvenile justice reform.

In an interview, Dina Powell mentioned that during his college years she had adopted Republican party views. She said,

When I started to work with Republicans I realised that I agree with the views of personal empowerment, of less government involvement, of having the ability to talk about things without the government necessarily being involved. And on the economic side I’m definitely a believer that people should spend more of their money and spend it the way they think so and invest it wisely.”

After completing a bachelor’s degree, Dina applied to get admission to a law school. Due to her proficiency in Arabic, she received a year-long internship offer from U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas. She decided to postpone her studies, accepted the internship, and moved to Washington, D.C. Later, she never returned to law school.

After completing one year of internship, she started working with the Republican Majority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, Dick Armey, where she worked as a member of his leadership staff.

Later, Dina took a job with the Republican National Committee (RNC), where she was appointed as the Director of Congressional Affairs and helped to find positions for Republicans in lobbying firms. As part of this role, she was a part of George W. Bush’s presidential campaign in 2000.

While working at the RNC, Powell caught the attention of Clay Johnson III, who was responsible for hiring in the George W. Bush administration. Johnson appointed her as a Deputy Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel.

In January 2003, as Johnson assumed another role in the administration, Dina Powell took his position as Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel, a senior staff role at the White House.

In this role, she was responsible for assisting the President with the appointments of cabinet, sub-cabinet, and ambassadorial positions throughout the U.S. government. At the age of 29, she became the youngest person ever to hold this position.

In March 2005, Powell was nominated as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, a role that included becoming an ambassador to the Arabic-speaking world. Her nomination gained her recognition in Egypt. Dina served that role from 11 July 2005 to 6 June 2007.

During that time, she was appointed as Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. She also led the department of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

In 2007, Dina left the White House and government service, saying, “It’s the right time for me and my family.” She later joined the Advisory Council of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

In 2007, she joined Goldman Sachs, a finance firm, as a managing director, where she was responsible for a business with more than $4 billion in housing and community development investments across the United States.

In 2009, Powell was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders.

In the same year, she was named a Great Immigrant by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for her role in public service and contributions to American life.

In 2010, she was promoted to president of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, where she led one of the world’s largest corporate foundations and supported initiatives to develop entrepreneurs globally, including 10,000 Women and 10,000 Small Businesses.

In January 2017, she joined the Donald Trump administration as a Senior Advisor to the President for Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, and the Empowerment of Women and an assistant to Ivanka Trump.

In March 2017, Dina was appointed as deputy national security advisor in the Donald Trump administration.

In 2017, she was the featured speaker at a State Department dinner honoring the Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership. Additionally, Working Mother magazine named her as one of the 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2017.

In January 2018, she left the Trump administration and moved to New York to spend time with her family.

In February 2018, Powell rejoined Goldman Sachs as global head of sustainability, inclusive growth, and the Sovereign Fund.

In October 2018, she was a leading candidate for the position of United States Ambassador to the United Nations; however, she withdrew her name from consideration.

In October 2022, Powell was appointed as the new chair of the Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty in New York. She officially took on the role in early 2023. Previously, she served as the vice chair of the foundation, where she played a key role in coordinating the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

In May 2023, she left Goldman Sachs and joined BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank, as vice chairman and president of global client services.

From April 2025 to December 2025, Dina Powell was a board member of Meta Platform; however, she resigned without specifying the reason.

In May 2025, she was ranked 77th in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women 2025.
An Instagram post shared by Dina Powell after she was ranked as one of Fortune’s most powerful Women 2025

On 12 January 2026, Dina Powell was appointed as the president and vice chair of Meta, where she will help guide the company’s strategy, especially in AI and global infrastructure.

Dina Powell and her second husband, Dave McCormick, have co-authored a book titled “Who Believed in You: How Purposeful Mentorship Changes the World,” focused on the power of mentorship and drawing on their own experiences and interviews with leaders.
Dina Powell with her husband holding their book