SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – Sheryl Sandberg – chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta – has announced she's stepping down "to write the next chapter of my life."
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Sandberg shared the news in a lengthy Facebook post on Wednesday.
"I am beyond grateful to the thousands of brilliant, dedicated people at Meta with whom I have had the privilege of working over the last 14 years," she said. "Every day someone does something that stops me in my tracks and reminds me how lucky I am to be surrounded by such remarkable colleagues."
She said the opportunity to work with CEO Mark Zuckerberg – whom she called "a true visionary and a caring leader" – was "the honor and privilege of a lifetime." Sandberg's exit won't be immediate. The COO explained that she plans to leave the company this fall and will continue to serve on Meta's board of directors following her departure.
Sandberg is arguably the brand's most high-profile figure behind Zuckerberg, serving as a major voice for women in the workforce since coming into the spotlight. She joined the company from Google in 2008, four years before Facebook went public.
"I am not entirely sure what the future will bring – I have learned no one ever is," Sandberg added. "But I know it will include focusing more on my foundation and philanthropic work, which is more important to me than ever given how critical this moment is for women. And as Tom and I get married this summer, parenting our expanded family of five children."
The company changed its name to Meta last year.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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