Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American technology executive, activist, and author. She is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and founder of Leanin.org. In June 2012, she was elected to the board of directors by the existing board members, becoming the first woman to serve on Facebook's board. Before she joined Facebook as its COO, Sandberg was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google and was involved in launching Google's philanthropic arm Google.org. Before Google, Sandberg served...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth28 April 1969
CountryUnited States of America
Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
I spent most of my career, including my time at McKinsey, never acknowledging that I was a woman. And, you know, fast forward - I'm 43 now - fitting in is not helping us.
When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.
Everyone knows that marriage is the biggest personal decision you make, but it's the biggest career decision you can make.
If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can ... and accepting them.
I am saying that I was able to mold those hours around the needs of my family, and that matters. And I really encourage other people at Facebook to mold hours around themselves.
Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
The most important thing is to have a more open and honest dialogue about gender issues.
Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
Give us a world where half our homes are run by men, and half our institutions are run by women. I'm pretty sure that would be a better world.
You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I am not saying it's easy. I work long hours.
Social gains are never handed out. They must be seized.
I want to tell any young girl out there who's a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.
When you want to change things, you won't please everyone.