Sheryl Sandberg information

Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg
	Sandberg in 2013
Born	Sheryl Kara Sandberg; August 28, 1969 (age 54); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Harvard University (AB, MBA)
Occupations	Technology executive; philanthropist; writer;
Years active	1991–2022
Title	Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms (2008–2022)
Political party	Democratic
Board member of	Meta Platforms; Women for Women International; Center for Global Development; SurveyMonkey
Spouses	; Brian Kraff (m. 1993; div. 1994) ; Dave Goldberg (m. 2004; died 2015) ; Tom Bernthal (m. 2022)
Children	2
Relatives	Jon Bernthal (brother-in-law)
Signature

Sheryl Kara Sandberg (born August 28, 1969)^[2] is an American technology executive, philanthropist, and writer. Sandberg served as chief operating officer (COO) of Meta Platforms, a position from which she stepped down in August 2022.^[3] She is also the founder of LeanIn.Org.^[4] In 2008, she was made COO at Facebook, becoming the company's second-highest-ranking official.^[5] In June 2012, she was elected to Facebook's board of directors,^[6] becoming the first woman to serve on its board. As head of the company's advertising business, Sandberg was credited for making the company profitable.^[5] Prior to joining Facebook as its COO, Sandberg was vice president of global online sales and operations at Google and was involved in its philanthropic arm Google.org. Before that, Sandberg served as research assistant to Lawrence Summers at the World Bank, and subsequently as his chief of staff when he was Bill Clinton's United States Secretary of the Treasury.

In 2012, she was named in the Time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world.^[7] On Forbes Magazine's 2021 billionaires list, Sandberg is reported to have a net worth of US$1.7 billion, due to her stock holdings in Facebook and in other companies.^[8] In 2022, she announced she would be stepping down as Meta COO in the fall but that she would remain on its board.^[9] In January 2024, she announced that she would not stand for re-election on the board in May 2024.^[10]

^ Gajewski, Ryan (August 20, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg Marries Former NBC News Producer Tom Bernthal". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference NYTWed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sawers, Paul (August 2, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg officially stepped down as Meta COO on August 1, filing shows". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ Dougherty, Ariel (August 13, 2019). "Sheryl Sandberg Profile". Philanthropy Women. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ortutay, Barbara (June 1, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg, longtime No. 2 exec at Facebook, steps down". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
^ Eldon, Eric (June 25, 2012). "Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Long-Time COO, Becomes First Woman On Its Board Of Directors". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
^ Kent, Muhtar (April 18, 2012). "Sheryl Sandberg - The 100 Most Influential People". Time. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
^ "Sheryl Sandberg". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ Isaac, Mike (June 1, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down From Meta". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
^ "Sheryl Sandberg to Leave Meta Platforms Board After 12 Years". Wall Street Journal. January 17, 2024. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

[marriage-1] Gajewski, Ryan (August 20, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg Marries Former NBC News Producer Tom Bernthal". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[NYTWed-2] Cite error: The named reference NYTWed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Sawers, Paul (August 2, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg officially stepped down as Meta COO on August 1, filing shows". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[4] Dougherty, Ariel (August 13, 2019). "Sheryl Sandberg Profile". Philanthropy Women. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

[sandbergquits-5] Ortutay, Barbara (June 1, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg, longtime No. 2 exec at Facebook, steps down". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

[6] Eldon, Eric (June 25, 2012). "Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Long-Time COO, Becomes First Woman On Its Board Of Directors". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

[NYT100-7] Kent, Muhtar (April 18, 2012). "Sheryl Sandberg - The 100 Most Influential People". Time. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

[8] "Sheryl Sandberg". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[nyt-step-down-9] Isaac, Mike (June 1, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down From Meta". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

[auto-10] "Sheryl Sandberg to Leave Meta Platforms Board After 12 Years". Wall Street Journal. January 17, 2024. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

Sheryl Sandberg information

and 23 Related for: Sheryl Sandberg information

Sheryl Sandberg

Dave Goldberg

Tom Bernthal

Meta Platforms

Lean In

Javier Olivan

Claire Foy

Jon Bernthal

The Social Network

Dustin Moskovitz

Facebook

WhatsApp

Meta AI

Eduardo Saverin

Mark Zuckerberg

Ban Bossy

Meta Quest 3

Facebook Platform

Facebook F8

Instagram

Peter Thiel

History of Facebook

Sean Parker

Sheryl Sandberg
Sandberg in 2013
Born	Sheryl Kara Sandberg (1969-08-28) August 28, 1969 (age 54) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Harvard University (AB, MBA)
Occupations	Technology executive philanthropist writer
Years active	1991–2022
Title	Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms (2008–2022)
Political party	Democratic
Board member of	Meta Platforms Women for Women International Center for Global Development SurveyMonkey
Spouses	Brian Kraff (m. 1993; div. 1994) Dave Goldberg (m. 2004; died 2015) Tom Bernthal (m. 2022) ^[1]
Children	2
Relatives	Jon Bernthal (brother-in-law)
Signature

Meta Platforms
This article is part of a series about

History Instagram WhatsApp Acquisitions
Products and services
Facebook 2021 outage Features Dating Feed Like button
Other products Instagram Threads Messenger Kids Meta AI Meta Portal Quest Quest 2 Quest 3 Supernatural Ray-Ban Stories WhatsApp
People
Executives and board members Mark Zuckerberg Sheryl Sandberg
Notable employees Adam Mosseri
Related organizations Oversight Board
Business
Criticism Privacy concerns Content management Censorship of Censorship by Cambridge Analytica data scandal 2020 ad boycotts 2021 company files leak WhatsApp security and privacy features WhatsApp snooping scandal
Litigation Young v. Facebook, Inc. (2011) Fraley v. Facebook, Inc. (2016) Force v. Facebook, Inc. (2019) FTC v. Meta Platforms (ongoing)
Related Facebook, Inc. IPO
v t e