Who is Sheryl Sandberg?

Sheryl Sandberg is American technology executive, activist, and author.

When was Sheryl Sandberg born?

Sheryl Sandberg was born in 1969.

What is Sheryl Sandberg known for?

Sheryl Sandberg is primarily known as a(n) entrepreneur, computer scientist, economist, businessperson.

Sheryl Sandberg

American technology executive, activist, and author

Born:August 28, 1969

Age:57

Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Born in:Washington, D.C., United States

Residence:Menlo Park, United States

Languages:English

Entrepreneur Computer Scientist Economist Businessperson

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Links

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Famous For

Notable Work

Lean In

Books

Lean InMožnost B: vypořádejte se s nepřízní osudu, posilte psychickou odolnost a buďte opět šťastníSheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leadersSheryl Sandberg: So we leaned in ... now what?

Awards

Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award (2013)Time 100 (2012)

Sheryl Sandberg

American technology executive, activist, and author

Biography

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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Quotes

“I think denial is the worst. I think silence is the next worst." [on the sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7 hostage crisis]”

— ""I Was Wrong About Anti Semitism": Sheryl Sandberg on Waking Up", on Honestly with Bari Weiss, found on DeepCast (13 June 2024)

“Colleges have a responsibility to keep our kids safe. Full stop. And protect them from hate. Full stop. And they have the ability to do this." [on 2024 Pro-Palestine College Protests]”

— "In conversation with Sheryl Sandberg, plus open-source AI gene editing explained", on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg, found on DeepCast (3 May 2024)

“If we could get to a place of true equality, where what we do in life is determined not by gender but by our passions and interests, our companies would be more productive and our home lives not just better balanced but happier.”

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Sheryl Sandberg", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 25JAN13 - Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board, Facebook, USA; Young Global Leader Alumnus gives a statement during the session 'Women in Economic Decision-making' at the Annual Meeting 2013 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2013. . . Copyright by World Economic Forum. . swiss-image.ch/Photo Michael Wuertenberg

Members of the official party salute for the National Anthem during the commissioning ceremony of the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) in Boston Harbor, March 28, 2026. Massachusetts is the newest fast-attack submarine and the fifth U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Young)

Sandberg was defending something about Facebook to Swisher, but I don't remember what.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 28JAN11 - Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook, USA; Young Global Leader are captured during the session 'Handling Hyper-connectivity' at the Annual Meeting 2011 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 28, 2011. Copyright by World Economic Forum swiss-image.ch/Photo by Jolanda Flubacher

Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012; Young Global Leader is captured during the session 'Women as the Way Forward' at the Annual Meeting 2012 of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2012

Senator Stabenow and other woman members of the Senate meet with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. This photograph is provided by the Office of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 30JAN10 - Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Huffington Post, USA; Muhtar A. Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, USA and Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook Inc.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 25JAN13 - Herminia Ibarra, The Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning and Professor of Organizational Behaviour, INSEAD, France; Global Agenda Council on Women's Empowerment, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC; World Economic Forum Foundation Board Member, Drew Gilpin Faust, President, Harvard University, USA, Viviane Reding, Vice-President and Commissioner, Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, European Commission, Brussels, Kevin Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Heidrick & Struggles, USA, Lubna S. Olayan, Deputy Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company, Saudi Arabia and Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board, Facebook, USA; Young Global Leader Alumnus are captured during the session 'Women in Economic Decision-making' at the Annual Meeting 2013 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2013. . . Copyright by World Economic Forum. . swiss-image.ch/Photo Michael Wuertenberg