Facebook is synonymous with its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. But the current glory of Facebook cannot be separated from the role of Sheryl Sandberg, one of the most powerful women in the IT world and has long held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and then Meta as the new parent company of Facebook.
Since joining Facebook in 2008, Sheryl, who is currently 52 years old, has become an important figure in the world's most popular networking site. This Harvard Business School graduate is often said to be Zuckerberg's right hand man.
Sheryl has also subscribed to being named one of the most powerful women in the business world, among others, by Fortune magazine with the highest position at number 6 in 2017.
Despite being so busy with business on Facebook, Sheryl still has time to raise her two children. As for her husband, Dave Goldberg who was the CEO of Survey Monkey, he passed away in 2015. So, he is a single parent.
She is also a role model for a woman who has a great career but still takes care of her family. Sheryl Sandberg is also known as an advocate for women's rights.
"A world where men run half the household and women run half the institutions will be a much better world," Sheryl once said, quoted by us from the Sydney Morning Herald.
Deborah Gruenfeld, a professor at Stanford University assesses Sheryl is a symbol for the new wave of feminism. Where women can have power just by being a woman. A woman can be feminine but still reign supreme.
"He is very down to earth. He has a high status and at the same time, he is very warm, approachable and human," said Deborah expressing her impression when she met Sheryl.
Now, Sheryl Sandberg has decided to resign from Facebook. In an interview with CNBC, Thursday (2/6/2022) Sandberg said after leaving Meta he would focus on his charitable activities. He emphasized that this decision was not taken because the Meta ad business is being dragged on or the spotlight from the regulator is getting tighter.