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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.
Founder & Chief Executive OfficerMark Zuckerberg
Number of Employees 600
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NAICS Code Display Advertising: 541850
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The Meritage Alliance: Wine Celebrities Star in New Meritage Alliance Video
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Fishing Where the Fish Are: Mags Tap Facebook, Twitter
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Google and Facebook go Farsi to help spread Iran message
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Google and Facebook go Farsi
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Hive7 Launches Zen Garden Free Facebook Game
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Conspiracy!: Clerk wonders if anyone would notice if he died
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Facebook Faces Fraud Allegations
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Facebook's New Search Feature Reminds Us Of Twitter
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Facebook Overtakes MySpace in US Visits
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Facebook's New Search Test Continues Faceoff with Twitter
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Police Search for Driver in Deadly
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State 'friends' world on Facebook
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Bay Biz Buzz: Show goes on at Vallejo's Six Flags
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Making A LinkedIn For Twitter
BNET
- 2009-07-02
Back in the days before Facebook, no one would have ever suggested that businesses get involved with social networks. Can you imagine someone suggesting to Michael Dell that his company ought to have a MySpace page? Today, not only does Dell Computer Company have a Facebook page...
Facebook Developing Mobile Payment Future
BNET
- 2009-06-30
There's no doubt that Facebook is developing a Web payment platform to rival those of Google, Amazon and eBay PayPal. But Facebook may also be looking to crack one of the biggest nuts in the online payment world, which is mobile. Facebook spokesperson Kathleen Loughlin confirmed reports that the social...
Facebook turns to experience for CFO
Financial Times
- 2009-06-29
Facebook bolstered its management ranks yesterday by announcing the selection of a new chief financial officer, a move that could take the social networking company a step closer to a public offering.David Ebersman has held the same role at Genentech, the US biotech group, for the past three years,...
TV.com hopes to beat Hulu with Facebook Connect
Strategy Eye
- 2009-06-29
Video streaming site TV.com is integrating Facebook Connect, allowing Facebook members to sign up to watch its streamed TV shows and other content using their Facebook membership details. Facebook members will be able to login to the video streaming site and share content such as reviews, quotes and ratings...
Google Lost In Real-Time Space
BNET
- 2009-06-29
Here is a parable about Google that its executives seem to have forgotten: There once was a Web site so good that although all it ever did was send people away, they kept coming back, over and over and over again. Only to be sent away again. In fact,...
Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft -- All Miss the Big Picture
BNET
- 2009-06-29
You hear a lot of comparison between companies. Google will beat Microsoft, or Microsoft will devastate Google. Twitter will become the New Google, or the New Facebook, or the New Media. Yahoo will become the New Yahoo. You get the idea. But there are two things that become obvious when...
Facebook's New Oversharing Tool Will Heighten Awareness of Privacy
BNET
- 2009-06-25
Woke up this morning to find the Twitterization of Facebook continues â€" with the announcement that it was allowing us all to share our status updates with everyone. Not just everyone within Facebook, but everyone, as in members of the human race. Is this a mind-blowing, game-changing...
AT&T to release new Motorola phone
Strategy Eye
- 2009-06-23
US mobile operator AT&T is launching Motorola’s new Karma phone, aimed at consumers interested in text messaging, instant messaging and social networking via Facebook and MySpace. The device also features a miniature qwerty keyboard. Motorola has struggled to regain market share...
Facebook applications raise privacy fears
Financial Times
- 2009-06-18
As one of the most widely used applications on Facebook, We're Related, is at the forefront of a new class of internet services that ride on the back of the popularity of social networks.The service, which claims 15m active users each month, seeks to identify and link family members...
Google, Yahoo, Facebook Face Congress
BNET
- 2009-06-18
Governmental interest in online behavioral advertising has been heating up since last summer when the House Energy and Commerce Committee issued letters to online ad industry leaders about whether they track consumer web surfing to better target advertising. The process continues as Google, Yahoo, and Facebook appear before two House...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Zuckerberg | Founder & Chief Executive Officer |
| Adam D'Angelo | CTO |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| David Sze | Board Observer |
| James W. Breyer | Board of Directors |
| Marc L. Andreessen | Board of Directors |
| Paul Madera | Board Observer |
| Peter Thiel | Board of Directors |
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 Operating Officer | Current |
| Starbucks Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Leadership Public Schools | Board Treasurer | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| Google Inc. | Vice President, Global Online Sales & Operations | Former |
| The World Bank | economist | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Baker and Ford Scholar | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| Harvard University | Master's Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Harvard University | B.A. In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hidemytail.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Katuaba.Com | Vice President | Current |
| Djkristoff.Com | Vice President | Current |
| T1PROXY.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Proxy-Site.Biz | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Rcx1.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Proxy Lucky CRM Proxy | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Urban-Warfare.Net | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Recon Proxy - Unblock | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Unblockmywork.Info | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Ibc/Ican Access | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Botproxy | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Evadefilter | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| The Youth Congress | Vice President | Current |
| Sinotech Technology Ltd. | Vice President | Current |
| Bcucu | Vice President | Current |
| Inetfreely.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Throughproxy.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Colyerdev | Vice President | Current |
| Europarpm.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Birmingham Food Not Bombs | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Dephyr.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Anyfool.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| T1PROXY.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Unblockmywork.Info | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| The Youth Congress | 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 |
| Katuaba.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Bcucu | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Rcx1.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Throughproxy.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | 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 |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Thelinkdenton | 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 |
| Sinotech Technology Ltd. | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Djkristoff.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | 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 |
| Ibc/Ican Access | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Botproxy | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Evadefilter | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | 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 |
| Harvard University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| John F. Kennedy School of Government | Bachelor's | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Bachelor's | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Accel Partners | Managing Partner | Current |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists | Director | Current |
| Maven Networks, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Model N, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Pacific Community Ventures | Board Advisor | Current |
| PCV Investment Partners | Advisory Board | Current |
| RealNetworks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BrassRing LLC | Board Member | Current |
| Rhapsody Unlimited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Marvel Entertainment, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Brightcove Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| BBN Technologies | Board Member | Current |
| Accel Partners | Director | Current |
| Dell Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists | President | Former |
| Apple Inc. | Marketing | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | management consultant | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Marketing | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | Board Member | Former |
| Harvard University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. | Former |
Marc Andreessen is Chairman and co-founder of Opsware Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software. Marc is widely recognized for his role in launching the Internet revolution in 1993, with his creation of the Mosaic browser while at the University of Illinois. After graduation, Marc co-founded Netscape Communications, and played a critical role in the company's hypergrowth. Andreessen later became CTO of AOL when the company purchased Netscape in 1999. As one of the technology icons of our time, Marc has received numerous accolades, was named one of the "Top 50 people under the age of 40" by Time Magazine in 1994, and graced the magazine's cover in 1996. With Mosaic and the Netscape browser, Marc's ideas created a platform that enabled individuals to access the Internet. Similarly, today Opsware is enabling businesses to take advantage of the massive business opportunities created by the web and new web-based architectures.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpsWare Inc. | Chairman and Co-Founder | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| eBay Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Room to Read | Board of Directors | Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Chief Technology Officer | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Co-Founder | Former |
| OpsWare Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Illinois | Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science | 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 |
Peter Thiel was co-founder of PayPal, which he later sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Two years later, he became Facebook’s 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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