Apr 15 2011
Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer at Facebook
Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. Prior to Facebook, she was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google. She also helped launch Google’s philanthropic arm Google.org. Prior to Google, she served as Chief of Staff for the United States Department of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton where she helped lead the Treasury’s work on forgiving debt in the developing world during Asian financial crisis.
In 2008 Facebook announced that Sheryl Sandberg would be their first COO
Sheryl Sandberg graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Economics and was awarded the Prize for the top graduating student in economics. She later enrolled at Harvard Business School and earned her MBA with highest distinction. Her first job out of college was at the World Bank where she worked on health projects in India dealing with leprosy, AIDS, and blindness. She was also a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and an economist with The World Bank. In 2009, she was named to the board of the Walt Disney Company and joined the Board of Directors of Starbucks. [/expand]
Described by The Economist as “the unseen driving force behind the creation of Google.org”, Sheryl Sandberg has vast experience navigating the complex and socially sensitive world of international economics. She provides insights from her distinguished career at the Treasury, Google and at Facebook, where she currently oversees the firm’s business operations including sales, marketing, business development, human resources, public policy and communications.[/expand]
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Topics
The Future of Facebook
A Conversation with Sheryl Sandberg
Innovation through the Internet
Social Media and Social Networking
Business Start-Ups
Publications
Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
Rankings
2010
#16 on 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune
2009
#22 on 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune
2008
#21 on 50 Women to Watch by The Wall Street Journal
#34 on 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune
2007
#29 on 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune (youngest on list)
#19 on 50 Women to Watch by The Wall Street Journal
Sheryl was also named one of the 25 Most Influential People on the Web
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