Meta’s Chief Financial Officer, Susan Li, took the stage at a Goldman Sachs conference in San Francisco to address questions about CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent high-profile meeting with President Donald Trump and other tech leaders, where he announced Meta’s plans to invest “at least $600 billion” in the U.S. through 2028.
Li, with a touch of humor, highlighted the contrast between Zuckerberg’s visionary style and her own detail-oriented approach as a CFO. “The way we talk about these things reflects accurately that one of us is a CFO and one of us is a builder and tech visionary — who runs one of the largest companies in the world,” she said, drawing laughter from the audience of investors and analysts.
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The $600 billion figure, which sparked significant buzz, refers to Meta’s “total envelope” of planned U.S. investments from 2025 through 2028, Li clarified. This includes the company’s extensive data center infrastructure projects and all investments supporting Meta’s U.S. business operations, such as hiring and operational costs.
“We don’t have a perfect crystal ball, but that’s kind of the best line of sight we have today in terms of what we think we’re going to be spending in the U.S.,” Li added, addressing the excitement and curiosity surrounding Zuckerberg’s bold pledge
