Sheryl Sandberg, Mark Zuckerberg's right-hand woman, resigns from her position a

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After 14 years as Director of Operations (COO) of the company Facebook, now named Meta, and being the right hand of Mark Zuckerberg , Sheryl Sandberg announced her departure from the giant corporation.

Sandberg joined Facebook in 2008 at the age of 38 and was known as the only adult on Zuckerberg's team, who was then 27 years old and his company was beginning to be successful.

Through a statement shared on her social network profile, the executive told how joining the company changed her life completely and spoke about the decision that led him to leave his position.


“Sitting next to Telegram Number Data Mark for these 14 years has been the honor and privilege of a lifetime. Mark is a true visionary and a caring leader. He sometimes says that we grew up together, and we have,” Sandberg commented.

“When I accepted this job in 2008, I expected to be in this position for five years. Fourteen years later, it is time for me to write the next chapter of my life ” , she added.

However, Sheryl Sandberg highlights that, in the transition to the Metaverse, she feels that it is no longer part of the company's original vision , so he decides to take a different step and continue with his personal projects.

Sheryl Sandberg's time in Meta
Before joining Facebook, he had been working at Google since 2000, where he served as vice president of Online Sales and Operations. Sheryl Sandberg studied Economics at Harvard and earned a master's degree from the Graduate School of the same university.

Bringing management experience and insight, he transformed Facebook from a bustling startup into a revenue giant. At the time, Facebook was generating $272 million in revenue, with a net loss of $56 million, according to regulatory filings.

By 2011, a year before the company's initial public offering, its revenue soared to $3.7 billion with $1 billion in profits. Meta ended 2021 with revenues of $118 billion and profits of $39.4 billion.



Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg will remain on Meta's board, and during her tenure at the company she is credited with monetizing Facebook and its subsidiaries, converting web traffic into cash. At the same time, she positioned herself as the face of feminism in corporate America
the end of an era
According to a publication shared by the newspaper The New York Times, in recent months Sandberg began to lower her profile as Zuckerberg went assuming more responsibilities and reorganizing the company for the ambitious Metaverse.

“I believe in this company. Have we done everything right? Of course not. Have we learned and listened and grown and invested where necessary? This team has done it and will do it,” the executive highlights in her publication.