Trump to award national science and technology medals to top tech executives

US President Donald Trump is awarding state medals to several top technology leaders during a science summit on Thursday, CNBC Tech and UA.NEWS reported. CNBC Tech confirmed that the recipients include SpaceX and Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk, Dell founder Michael Dell, and Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella. [1][3]

Musk will receive the National Medal of Science alongside Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang, and Advanced Micro Devices chief executive officer Lisa Su, according to CNBC Tech. CNBC Tech added that Dell and Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella will be presented with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. [1]

Musk is the chief executive officer and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX. Nadella serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, having taken over the chief executive officer role in 2014 and the chairmanship in 2021 after previously leading the cloud and enterprise group. [7][9]

The White House announced the honors ahead of the event, following a recent gathering for technology leaders in Washington, D.C., where Trump and Musk previously addressed the media, CNBC Tech reported. [1]