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Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Addresses The U.S. Conference Of Mayors In Boston
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 08: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors about how communities can use technology to grow and thrive on June 8, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)Scott Eisen — Getty Images
  • Title
    COO
  • Affiliation
    Facebook
  • Age
    49

It’s been a trying year for Facebook and perhaps one of the most challenging in the career of its COO. The social networking giant has been at the center of a seemingly never-ending stream of controversies, leading to a day of congressional grilling for Sandberg, who is now tasked with preventing more data privacy blunders and repairing Facebook’s reputation. The bright side: Facebook’s core online ad business continues to boom, and hot properties like Instagram could make up for its tepid user growth.

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Company Financials (2017, or most recently completed fiscal year)

Revenues ($M)406,530
Profits ($M)159,340
Market Value as of 09/18/18 ($M)462,821.2