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Founded in February 2004, Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. The company develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment.
Board of Directors
James W. BreyerNumber of Employees 600
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Recent Events
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Facebook, Twitter Turn Social Powers to Disaster Relief
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Facebook and McAfee announce partnership
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Facebook Partners With McAfee For Security
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Facebook taps McAfee to shield users
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Facebook Partners With McAfee to Chase Out the Rats It Let In
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Facebook, McAfee in security collaboration
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Facebook, McAfee partner to fix social network security issues
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Olson lands Northwestern Mutual account
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Lenovo Flickers Photos of LePhone
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Portugal - Vodafone intros Facebook mobile access
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Facebook launch Ph.D fellowships to 'fix the social web'
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Disney CEO's pay drops slightly
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Google URL Shortener Goo.Gl: Google Gets Into The Short URL Game
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Week in Apple: Chrome beta, Lala purchase, Facebook gift cards
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Facebook Introduces New Privacy Controls
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Brizzly Parent Thing Labs Makes Two Acquisitions
Two small—but noteworthy—acquisitions for Thing Labs, the company behind Facebook and Twitter web client Brizzly: Thing Labs has purchased Wikirank, a tool that let users visualize and compare the most popular topics on Wikipedia, and is also announcing the purchase of Twitter iPhone client Birdfeed.Thing Labs has added some...
Playdom Buys 'Super Farkle' Developer Offbeat Creations
Playdom, which said it would use some of its recent $43 million funding round for acquisitions, is following through on that pledge. The social gaming company is buying up Offbeat Creations, the developer of several Facebook titles, including dice game Super Farkle, which has more than one million users....
Facebook Adds 'Talent': Buys Octazen Solutions
A small acquisition for Facebook: The social networking site has bought up under-the-radar Octazen Solutions, in what the company says is a “talent acquisition.” Facebook’s statement: “We’ve admired the engineering team’s efforts for some time now and this is part of our ongoing effort to add experienced, accomplished technical...
Facebook's FriendFeed Fancy -- Maybe Not Completely Dumb
Yesterday, Facebook went shopping and picked up some FriendFeed. Many, including my colleague Michael Hickins, are shaking their heads in disbelief over how unwise an acquisition this likely was. And I can't completely disagree, as there's a lot of evidence for this strategic view. But the result may not be...
Facebook + Friendfeed: Acquisition Of The Wrong Kind
Facebook acquired Friendfeed today, lighting up the Twittersphere, where reactions ranged from giddiness to despair at the presumed loss of a favored service. The reasons for the acquisition are muddled (and short-sighted at best), making it a foolhardy acquisition for Facebook, destined to join Skype eBay, Blo.gs Yahoo and Friend...
Why The World Is A-Twitter With Acquisition Rumors
Google, Microsoft and Apple have all been rumored to be poking around at Twitter, the hot new social media sensation, with good reason. Meanwhile, Google, Facebook and Twitter have been playing follow-the-leader with each other. Google recently introduced Profiles in an attempt to create its own social...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Adam D'Angelo | CTO |
| David A. Ebersman | Chief Financial Officer |
| Sheryl Sandberg | Chief Operating Officer |
| Chamath Palihapitiya | Vice President, Growth, Mobile and International |
| Dan Rose | Vice President, Business Development |
| Dustin Moskovitz | Co-founder & Vice President Engineering |
| Elliot Schrage | Vice President, Communications and Public Policy |
| Jonathan Heiliger | Vice President, Technical Operations |
| Matt Cohler | Vice President, Product Management |
| Scott Murphy | Vice President, Sales |
| Ted Ullyot | Vice President & General Counsel |
| Ethan Beard | Director of Business Development |
| Rudy Gadre | General Counsel |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James W. Breyer | Board of Directors |
| Marc L. Andreessen | Board of Directors |
| David Sze | Board Observer |
| Paul Madera | Board Observer |
| Mark Zuckerberg | Board of Directors |
| Peter Thiel | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Accel Partners | Managing Partner | Current |
| Pacific Community Ventures | Board Advisor | Current |
| Brightcove Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rhapsody Unlimited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Accel Partners | Director | Current |
| Maven Networks, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Model N, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Dell Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists | Director | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BrassRing LLC | Board Member | Current |
| Accel-KKR, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marvel Entertainment, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BBN Technologies | Board Member | Current |
| PCV Investment Partners | Advisory Board | Current |
| RealNetworks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists | President | Former |
| Apple Inc. | Marketing | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Marketing | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | management consultant | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | Board Member | Former |
| Harvard University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Harvard University | B.S. Degree | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ning, Inc. | Co-Founder | Current |
| OpsWare Inc. | Chairman and Co-Founder | Current |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tunjung Product | Director | Current |
| Room to Read | Board of Directors | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western New York Computing Systems Inc. | Director | Current |
| eBay Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Chief Technology Officer | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Co-Founder | Former |
| Ning, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| OpsWare Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Illinois | Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Greylock Partners | Partner | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| Seven Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Softcoin, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pandora Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vudu Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Oodle, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Excite | Senior Vice President of Product Strategy | Former |
| Excite@Home | Senior Vice President of Product Strategy | Former |
| Excite | GM | Former |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Management Consulting | Former |
| Crystal Dynamics | Former | |
| New Edge Networks, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Softcoin, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Claria Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| Yale University | B.A | Former |
Paul Madera was a founder of Meritech in 1999 and currently focuses on the storage, semiconductor and digital consumer sectors. He has been directly involved with Riverbed Technology, Corvis Corporation, 2Wire, PeopleSupport, Salesforce.com, and IntraLase, Inc. Prior to Meritech, Paul was Managing Director and Head of the Private Equity Group at Montgomery Securities/Banc of America. He began his career in finance as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he served in the United States Air Force as an F-16 Instructor Pilot and a member of the Air Force Liaison Office and representative to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Paul holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Meritech Capital Partners | Managing Director | Current |
| Bluearc Corp | Founder of Meritech | Current |
| IntraLase Corp. | Team Member | Current |
| Corvis Corporation | Team Member | Current |
| Force10 Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bluearc Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Homestead Technologies, Inc. | Investor and Board Adviser | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| Forescout Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| OPENLANE, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Autotradecenter, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Montgomery Securities | Managing Director | Former |
| Meritech Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Meritech Capital Partners | Founder | Former |
| Meritech Inc. | Partner | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | Investment banker | Former |
| Montgomery Securities | Head | Former |
| United States Air Force | Instructor Pilot | Former |
| Tensilica Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Force10 Networks, Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Azul Systems | Board Observer | Former |
| Danger, Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| 2Wire, Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Facebook Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| United States Air Force Academy | B.S. | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | B.S. | Former |
Mark Zuckerberg is the CEO of Facebook, which he founded in 2004. Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, families and coworkers. Mark is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for the company. He leads the design of Facebook's service and development of its core technology and infrastructure. Mark attended Harvard University and studied computer science before moving the company to Palo Alto, California.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | CTO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Aquaya | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Genentech, Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | research analyst | Former |
| Brown University | Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations | Former |
| Genentech, Inc. | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Threeohsix.Org | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| DO Linux Now | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| John Negretti | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Thrill Factory | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Denis Bouchard Photographie | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Troop 524 | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Parcelgenie | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Erik Balkey | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| James Henry Wilson | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Rock Out Karaoke | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Minnelightroom | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Brighton Rock | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Starbuck Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| Leadership Public Schools | Board Treasurer | Current |
| Starbucks Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| Women and Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Google Inc. | Vice President, Global Online Sales & Operations | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Baker and Ford Scholar | Former |
| The World Bank | economist | Former |
| Harvard University | Master's Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Harvard University | B.A. In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Food Not Bombs | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Colyerdev | Vice President | Current |
| Europarpm.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Troop 524 | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Katuaba.Com | Vice President | Current |
| Proxy Lucky CRM Proxy | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Hidemytail.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Djkristoff.Com | Vice President | Current |
| T1PROXY.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Rcx1.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Proxy-Site.Biz | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| James Henry Wilson | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Ibc/Ican Access | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Botproxy | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Unblockmywork.Info | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Inetfreely.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Throughproxy.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Minnelightroom | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Threeohsix.Org | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Sinotech Technology Ltd. | Vice President | Current |
| Bcucu | Vice President | Current |
| Thrill Factory | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Urban-Warfare.Net | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Recon Proxy - Unblock | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Rock Out Karaoke | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| DO Linux Now | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Brighton Rock | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Erik Balkey | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| The Youth Congress | Vice President | Current |
| Evadefilter | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Denis Bouchard Photographie | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| John Negretti | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Anyfool.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Dephyr.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Parcelgenie | Current | |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Product Marketing and Operations | Former |
| Mayfield | Principal | Former |
| University of Waterloo | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Co-founder & Vice President Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thelinkdenton | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Djkristoff.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Sinotech Technology Ltd. | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Europarpm.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Urban-Warfare.Net | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Rock Out Karaoke | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| John Negretti | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Rcx1.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Minnelightroom | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Dephyr.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Inetfreely.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Anyfool.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Colyerdev | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Throughproxy.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| The Youth Congress | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Unblockmywork.Info | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Ibc/Ican Access | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Botproxy | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Denis Bouchard Photographie | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Threeohsix.Org | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Evadefilter | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Recon Proxy - Unblock | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Proxy Lucky CRM Proxy | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Bcucu | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Katuaba.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Erik Balkey | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Brighton Rock | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Proxy-Site.Biz | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Hidemytail.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Birmingham Food Not Bombs | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| DO Linux Now | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| James Henry Wilson | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| T1PROXY.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Parcelgenie | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Troop 524 | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Thrill Factory | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Google Inc. | Vice President, Global Communications & Public Affairs | Former |
| Clark & Weinstock | Managing Director | Former |
| Columbia Business School | Adjunct Professor | Former |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | Former |
| John F. Kennedy School of Government | J.D. | Former |
| John F. Kennedy School of Government | Master In Public Policy | Former |
| Harvard College | B.A. | Former |
| John F. Kennedy School of Government | Bachelor's | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Bachelor's | Former |
| Harvard University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Harvard College | Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Technical Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Product Management | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Strategy and Business Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President & General Counsel | Current |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Director of Business Development | Current |
| Google Inc. | Director of Social Media | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | General Counsel | Current |
Peter Thiel was co-founder of PayPal, which he later sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Two years later, he became Facebookâs first outside investor, investing $500,000. It is estimated that his net worth is now about $1.2 billion. At the age of 40, Peter Thiel, is one of the wealthiest people in the United States. This self-made billionaire was also a child chess prodigy. He ranked seventh in the United States at age 12. He spent time at Credit Suisse before founding Thiel Capital Management in 1996. Renamed Clarium Capital Management 2002; firm now manages more than $5 billion in assets. Cofounded PayPal in 1998, sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Launched venture capital Founders Fund in 2005 with $50 million. He sits on board of Palantir, a computer analysis firm for goverment agencies. Peter enjoys running, hiking, surfing.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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