Mark Zuckerberg might be the most famous face at the Facebook but talk about the most loved one and it is a without a doubt Sherly Sandberg, the powerhouse, financial guru, activist, philanthropist CFO who remains to be the most trusted figure at the US social network and the one most loved by the press.
Ranked the fourth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2018, Sheryl Sandberg has become the role model for millions of women to aspire for nothing less but the best of both family and work life.
Starting with top scores in her economics bachelor’s degree and MBA from Harvard, Sandberg, has held some of the topmost positions in the world. At the World Bank she was a researcher; at the White House, Treasury chief of staff under the Clinton administration; she then moved to Silicon Valley, first becoming vice-president of Google’s Global Online Sales and Operations and then, in 2008, Chief Operating Officer at Zuckerberg's social network.
Once at Facebook she literally turned the business around transforming it into a money-making machine. Today, she is at the centre of the social network's financial success. As compensation for her loyalty and service, she was given an equity stake in Facebook which made her the billionaire she is after the company’s 2012 IPO.
Using her position to advance the fight for equal rights for women, Sandberg has also become an iconic figure in the pay equality movement. She has been an activist for equal rights for years, the face and supporter of several equal pay awareness campaigns because, she says, one of the main reasons women earn less is because they're afraid to ask.
In her exceedingly famous 2010 TED Talk she presented examples of her experience, explaining why there is such a scarce number of women in the upper echelons of companies.
With two of her memoirs hitting the bestselling chart, Sherly’s remarkable journey in her personal and professional life is now inspiring millions of children, and especially girl children across the globe.
