mercredi 18 octobre 2017

Discovering Sheryl Sandberg Activist, Author, COO

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.

A proud Democrat, Ms. Sandberg now finds herself challenged to continue the climb when it comes to business and politics. In fact, many while forced to live with the results of the last election are trying to find ways to survive the next few years without incident or injury to oneself, one's business or political party. As such, the activist and business woman remains quite active in both areas.

Ms. Sandberg sits on the board of several corporations including Facebook, The Walt Disney Company, Women for Women International, Center for Global Development, V-Day and SurveyMonkey. While married to two different individuals, each marriage ended in divorce though only after having birthed two children.

As an I. T. Executive, activist, author and feminist, the woman is a power house of knowledge when it comes to the business world. Also, the first woman to sit on the board of Facebook, Sheryl has made a huge statement in the ability of women to climb corporate ladders that mostly men, and only a few woman had been able to climb over the last few decades.

Having attended grade school in Menlo Park, California, then high school in Florida, the student learned early on the importance of flexibility and change in life. Something that has most likely helped in getting the young business woman where she is today. For, the more an individual learns about adaptability and flexibility at an early age, often the further one is going to go in life.

During early education, Sheryl became sophomore class president as well as a member of the student committee. The young student also taught aerobics at a local gym while still in high school. After which, the college student graduated with honors from Harvard University after having co-founded an organization related to economics and women and having received a number of awards in different areas of study.

It was in 2007 when Sheryl met Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook. The two met at a holiday party held by Dan Rosenwieg. While having no current role open for a Chief Operating Officer, Mark knew the young business woman would make a great one. As a result, Facebook opened up the position and hired the up and coming executive.

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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