Meet the rightwing power players lurking beneath Silicon Valley's liberal facade

Despite promoting an image of innovative iconoclasm, outside the spotlight a cadre of powerful tech figures are planting themselves in Trump's corner

When a group of 97 technology companies filed a legal submission against Donald Trump's travel ban for citizens of seven Muslim-majority companies, the immediate question for many was not who had signed, but who had not. Absence from the brief became a source of embarrassment, and many new tech firms - including Adobe, Tesla, Zenefits, Postmates and Fitbit - quickly jumped on board.

As much as Silicon Valley likes to promote an image of innovative iconoclasm, companies have a herd mentality when it comes to political or social issues. Once one company goes out on a limb, the rest rush to follow. With near-unanimous opposition to Trump's executive order, tech burnished its image as a bastion of progressive values - a reputation that had taken a major hit when top executives travelled to Trump Tower in December to make nice with the then president-elect.