Sheryl Sandberg

MPW 2019. 06. Sheryl Sandberg
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  • Title
    COO
  • Affiliation
    Facebook
  • Age
    50

Sandberg’s job seems to center more and more on defending Facebook from its critics. In July, the Federal Trade Commission slapped the social network with a record $5 billion fine to settle claims that it mishandled users’ personal data; now some politicians are considering an antitrust probe. The negative attention hasn’t dented growth, at least so far: In 2018, revenue came in at $55.8 billion, up 37% year over year.

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