Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg

“We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.”

About Her

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Birthday: August 28, 1969

Born in: Washington, D.C.

Occupation

Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American technology executive, activist, and author. She holds the title of chief operating officer for Facebook . She is also the founder of Leanin.org.

Achievements

Sheryl had founded Lean In, which is a non-profit named after her bestselling book, to support women's empowerment.She spent 6 years as a vice president at Google, where she developed its lucrative online advertising programs.As ne of the nation's most influential female executives, she has criticized Trump's travel ban and anti-abortion measures.Sandberg started working at Facebook in 2008, when she was 38 years old. When she joined under the title of “director,” she was granted .1% of the company. That means that when Facebook begins to trade on Wall Street later this year, she will became one of the richest self-made women in the world. She just bought a house down the street from Facebook, and she’s going to stay there, at least, for the time being. In 2011, Forbes listed her as the fifth most powerful woman in the world.

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