Sheryl Sandberg Author, Activist, Chief Operating Officer

By Donna Nelson


When it comes to women in business, some are more involved than others. Something that holds true for Sheryl Sandberg, Author, Activist and Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. In addition, the young business woman can also be credited with founding Learnin dot com. Although, these are only a few of the achievements the young business woman has accomplished over the years.

The story is one that started on August 28, 1969 when Sheryl was born in Washington, D. C. To Jewish parents, one of whom was a college professor and the other an Ophthalmologist. After attending, high school, Ms. Sandberg attended Harvard University and graduated with first a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration and later a Masters Degree in the field.

As most proud democrats, the young business woman now finds great challenges in business and politics. For, while the first to sit on the board of Facebook, Sheryl also sits on the boards of several other business and political organizations. As such, like many others, there is often a great deal of caution when it comes to discussing current political climates and events with other board members.

Boards which Ms. Sandberg now sits on include, Women for Women International, Center for Global Development, V-Day and SurveyMonkey. While a proud member of each board, there are often heated discussions with relation to ongoing change in all areas of business and government. Although, having gone through two divorces and having raised two children, the young business woman shows a great deal of strength and integrity when dealing with differences of opinion and other issues.

As a career woman, it has taken several positions and a bit of luck before finding the position at Facebook. In fact, the young tech savvy business woman assisted in online operations, research and development and sales at Google before making the career move to Facebook. As a politician, the activist, author and business woman was appointed as Secretary to United States Secretary Lawrence Summers.

Back in 2012, Ms. Sandberg was honored by Time Magazine as being one of the one-hundred most influential people in the world. Most likely, something the Jewish daughter of an Ophthalmologist and College teacher might never have envisioned as a child. Although, after becoming a A+ student in the Florida public school system, it was quite clear Sheryl would be a success at a number of endeavors both as a young student and later in life.

During early and secondary education, the young student was always participating in class events. In addition, Sheryl was voted Sophomore Class President by peers while attending a Florida high school. At the same time, the teenager was also leading an aerobics class at a local gym while participating in a number of other extra-curricular events.

It was not until 2007 when Mark Zuckerberg met Sheryl at a Holiday party that the position at Facebook became available. In fact, up until having met Sheryl, Mark had no intention of hiring a Chief Operating Officer. Although, upon meeting and discussing the possibility, it became clear that Ms. Sandberg would be a great addition to Facebook. As such, Mark decided to offer Sheryl a position which would rival that of her career at Google.

As Chief Operating Officer, Author, Activist and Board Member of several organizations and committees, the young business woman will no doubt still face a number of challenges in politics and business. Although, with the power, skills and knowledge to meet those challenges head on, there is no doubt Ms. Sandberg will be a success.




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