Sheryl Sandberg Activist, COO, A Woman Of Honor

By Donna Nelson


When it comes to women in the marketplace, few have rivaled positions of men in the corporate world. However, Sheryl Sandberg is one of those women. For, not only is the woman the first to sit on the board at Facebook, Time magazine has recently honored the business woman as one of the top ten women of the world.

Ms. Sandberg started this journey when born on August 28, 1969 in Washington, D. C. Later, making a home in Menlo Park, California, United States of America. Then, upon graduating high school, she became a proud graduate of Harvard University with a Business and Masters in Business Administration.

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.

Boards which Ms. Sandberg now sits on include, Women for Women International, Center for Global Development, V-Day and SurveyMonkey. While a proud member of each board, there are often heated discussions with relation to ongoing change in all areas of business and government. Although, having gone through two divorces and having raised two children, the young business woman shows a great deal of strength and integrity when dealing with differences of opinion and other issues.

In life, the business woman is known as an active I. T. Executive, activist, feminist and author. In addition, Ms. Sandberg is the first woman to sit on the Board of Directors at Facebook. Before joining Facebook, the business woman assisted in online operations and sales at Google while also launching the technology giant's philanthropic aspects. In politics, the activist first served as Chief of Staff for United States Secretary Lawrence Summers.

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.

Ultimately, Ms. Sandberg still faces a lot of challenges both within and outside Facebook. The success of the past, if any prediction of the future, indicates the business woman will have no problem facing these and other challenges head on. Whether or not a political appointment exists in the future, the activist, author and Chief Operating Officer will no doubt garner a great deal of followers regardless of political party or other affiliations.




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