Know Why Sheryl Sandberg Left Facebook In A Hurry
Sheryl Sandberg will leave Facebook after 14-day tenure but she will remain a board member of the company. Sandberg joined Facebook in 2008 when it was just a startup and she played a formative role in the development of Facebook as a multi-billion dollar company. She’s leaving the company when it is facing an uncertain future and fierce competition.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Sheryl Sandberg leaving Facebook after 14 years of service
• She drew fire over probing the billionaire investor, George Soros
• Mark Zuckerberg said Sandberg was there for many of the important moments in his life
• The next COO of Facebook would be different from the status Sandberg held
Who Is Sheryl Sandberg?
A Harvard-educated, 52-year-old Sheryl Sandberg was the second most powerful executive on Facebook. She joined the company when it was just four years old and Zuckerberg acknowledged her help in running a company when he was just 23 and barely knew anything about running a firm.
Sandberg became a household name after writing the book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.” Published in 2013, the book encouraged women to “lean in” to their careers to overcome workforce obstacles.
In 2015, Sandberg was saddened due to the sudden demise of her husband, US tech executive David Goldberg, at an upscale resort in Mexico. But she managed to bring her life back to normal by engaging with marketing executive Tom Bernthal two years ago.
Why Is Sandberg Leaving Facebook?
Sandberg was long seen as the “adult’ at the youthfully managed firm and Facebook was increasingly seen as a place for older people. Also, she was in a center of … Read the rest