Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg is an American technology executive, activist, and author. Born August 28, 1969, in Washington, D.C.. Positions held include chief operating officer (2008–2022), board member (2009–) and research assistant. Known for Lean In. Educated at Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Awards include Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and Time 100.
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- Described as
- American technology executive, activist, and author
- Other names
- Sheryl Kara Sandberg, Sheryl K. Sandberg
- Born
- August 28, 1969 · 5 references
- Born in
- Washington, D.C. · 1 reference
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- economist; businessperson; computer scientist; entrepreneur · 1 reference
- Positions held
- chief operating officer (2008–2022) · 1 reference; board member (2009–); research assistant; business consultant (1995–1996); Chief of Staff (1996–2001); vice president (2001–2008)
- Political party
- Democratic Party
- Worked for
- Education
- Harvard College (1987–1991); Harvard Business School (1993–1995); North Miami Beach High School · 1 reference
- Member of
- National Honor Society
- Known for
- Lean In
- Awards
- Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award (2013); Time 100 (2012)
- Spouse
- Dave Goldberg (2004–2015)
- Siblings
- Marc Bodnick
- Religion
- Judaism
- Lived in
- Menlo Park
- Wikipedias with a page
- 68
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1384220676
Sheryl Kara Sandberg (born August 28, 1969) is an American technology executive, philanthropist and writer. She was the chief operating officer of Meta Platforms from 2008 to 2022 and is the founder of LeanIn.Org.
Sandberg is the first woman to have been elected to Facebook's board of directors. As head of the company's advertising business, Sandberg has been credited for making the company profitable. 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. Sandberg graduated from Harvard University, later serving as a research assistant to Lawrence Summers at the World Bank and subsequently his chief of staff when he became 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. On Forbes magazine's 2021 billionaires list, Sandberg is reported to have a net worth of US$1.7 billion, owing to her stock holdings in Facebook and in other companies. In 2022, she announced she would be stepping down from Meta in the fall but would remain on its board. In January 2024, she announced that she would not stand for re-election to the board in May 2024.
As of July 2025, Sandberg's net worth is estimated to be $2.4 billion according to Forbes.
As of March 2026 Sheryl Sandberg has joined the board of British AI startup Nscale.
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- August 28, 1969
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