Sheryl Sandberg
American business executive
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| 2025 | Sarah Wynn-Williams publishes memoir 'Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism', which includes allegations of inappropriate behavior by Sheryl Sandberg towards young female staffers during Facebook business travel |
| January 2025 | Faced sanctions from Delaware Chancery Court Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster for deleting personal emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. |
| 2024 | Sheryl Sandberg endorsed Kamala Harris for president. |
| April 2024 | In April 2024, Sheryl Sandberg's documentary, Screams Before Silence, was released on YouTube. The film addresses the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas during the October 7th attack on Israel, which Sandberg has called the most important work of her life. |
| January 2024 | Sandberg announced that she would not stand for re-election on the board of Meta in May 2024. |
| August 2022 | Sheryl Sandberg married Tom Bernthal. |
| August 2022 | Sandberg announced that she would be stepping down as COO of Meta Platforms. |
| June 1 2022 | Sheryl Sandberg announced that she would be leaving her role as COO of Meta, effective fall 2022, while remaining on the board of directors. |
| 2021 | Sandberg was ranked No. 36 on Forbes' list of the world's 100 most powerful women. |
| 2020 | During the Democratic Party presidential primaries, Sandberg declined to endorse Elizabeth Warren but indicated she would support a Democratic nominee against Donald Trump. |
| February 3 2020 | Sandberg announced her engagement on Facebook to Tom Bernthal, CEO of Kelton Global. |
| 2019 | Sandberg and Bobby Kotick ended their relationship. |
| 2018 | Sandberg was ranked No. 6 on Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 'Most Powerful Women in Business'. |
| 2018 | The New York Times published a report detailing Sandberg's role in managing Facebook's public relations amid crises involving Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections and the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. |
| November 29 2018 | The New York Times reported that Sandberg had personally requested research into George Soros's finances after his criticisms of Facebook at the World Economic Forum. |
| June 8 2018 | Sandberg gave the Commencement Address for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. |
| 2017 | She delivered the Commencement Address to Virginia Tech's Class of 2017. |
| 2017 | Sandberg was ranked No. 5 on Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 'Most Powerful Women in Business' and No. 4 on Forbes' list of the world's 100 most powerful women. |
| April 2017 | Sheryl Sandberg released her second book, Option B, co-authored with Adam Grant. The book focuses on themes of grief and resilience and has sold 2.75 million copies since its publication. |
| 2016 | Sandberg delivered the Commencement Address at the University of California, Berkeley graduation ceremony, marking her first public statement about her husband's death. |
| 2016 | Sandberg was ranked No. 6 on Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 'Most Powerful Women in Business'. |
| 2016 | Sandberg began dating Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. |
| 2016 | Sandberg supported Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. |
| 2016 | Sandberg transferred approximately $100,000,000 in Facebook stock to fund the newly established foundation and other charitable endeavors. |
| November 2016 | Sheryl Sandberg renamed her Lean In Foundation to the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation, honoring her late husband. This new foundation serves as an umbrella for LeanIn.Org and a new organization related to her book Option B. |
| 2015 | She signed an open letter addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, urging them to prioritize women in their leadership roles. |
| May 1 2015 | Dave Goldberg died unexpectedly, initially reported to be from head trauma after falling from a treadmill while vacationing in Mexico, but later confirmed to be caused by an arrhythmia. |
| 2014 | Sandberg was ranked No. 10 on Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 'Most Powerful Women in Business' and No. 9 on Forbes' list of the world's 100 most powerful women. |
| April 2014 | It was reported that Sandberg had sold over half of her shares in Facebook, reducing her stake from approximately 41 million shares to about 17.2 million shares. |
| March 2014 | In March 2014, Sheryl Sandberg and Lean In sponsored the Ban Bossy campaign, aiming to discourage the use of the word 'bossy' due to its negative impact on young girls. The campaign included videos featuring spokespersons such as Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, and Condoleezza Rice, alongside a website offering training materials, leadership tips, and an online pledge. |
| 2013 | Sandberg's book 'Lean In' was shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. |
| 2013 | Sandberg was ranked No. 108 on The Jerusalem Post's list of 'The World's 50 Most Influential Jews'. |
| 2013 | By the fall of 2013, 'Lean In' had sold over one million copies and topped bestseller lists. |
| April 2013 | Sandberg was the keynote speaker during the second annual Entrepreneur Weekend at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. |
| March 11 2013 | Sheryl Sandberg released her first book, 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,' co-authored with Nell Scovell, which addresses women's leadership and workplace equality. |
| 2012 | Sandberg was named in the Time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. |
| June 2012 | Sandberg was elected to Facebook's board of directors, making her the first woman to serve on the board. |
| May 2012 | She served as the keynote speaker at the Class Day ceremony at Harvard Business School. |
| May 2011 | Sandberg delivered the Commencement Address at the Barnard College graduation ceremony. |
| 2010 | Sandberg was ranked No. 16 on Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 'Most Powerful Women in Business'. |
| 2010 | Under Sandberg's leadership, Facebook transitioned to a profitable business model, primarily relying on advertising. |
| 2010 | Sandberg was a keynote speaker at the Jewish Community Federation's Business Leadership Council. |
| December 2010 | She gave a TED speech titled 'Why we have too few women leaders.' |
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