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Sheryl Sandberg
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American technology executive, activist, and author
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Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American economist, businessperson, computer scientist, and entrepreneur. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1969, she was educated at Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Her professional career began in 1991, and she has held positions including chief operating officer, research assistant, business consultant, and Chief of Staff. She has been employed by Facebook.
Sandberg is the author of notable works such as *Lean In*, *Option B*, and *HBR's 10 Must Reads on Nonprofits and the Social Sectors*. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has been recognized in the Time 100 collection. She resides in Menlo Park and speaks English. Her spouse is Dave Goldberg, and she practices Judaism.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1969
- Works
- 11
Top works
- HBR's 10 Must Reads on Nonprofits and the Social Sectors
- Option B
- Lean In
- Economic factors & intimate violence
- Leadership Skills
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Film & TV
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American business executive, billionaire and philanthropist. Sandberg serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and the founder of LeanIn.Org. In June 2012, she was elected to Facebook's Board of Directors, becoming the first woman to serve on its board.
Known for
- October 8 — Self2025
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover2018
- Finding Your Roots — Self2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kara
- Family name
- Sandberg
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Spouse
- Dave Goldberg
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Employer
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Award
- Time 100
- Notable work
- Lean In
- Image
- Sheryl Sandberg WEF 2013 (crop by James Tamim).jpg
- Residence
- Menlo Park
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- Commons category
- Sheryl Sandberg
- date of birth
- 1969-08-28
- member of
- National Honor Society
- name in native language
- Sheryl Kara Sandberg
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- short name
- Sheryl Sandberg
- affiliation string
- social media followers
- 259418
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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