Sheryl Sandberg
Doctor of Humane Letters
Sheryl Sandberg is the founder and chair of the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to build a more equal and resilient world through three initiatives: Lean In, Option B and the Dave Goldberg Scholarship Program. Launched in 2013, Lean In supports a global community of over 140,000 Lean In Circles in 183 countries.
Sandberg is also the co-founder of Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners (SBVP), an early-stage venture investing in consumer, enterprise, climate and health care technology. Sandberg previously served as chief operating officer at Meta for 14 years, during which the company grew from $150 million to over $110 billion in annual revenue and implemented industry-defining benefits and programs to make the workplace more inclusive.
Earlier in her career, Sandberg was vice president of global online sales and operations at Google, chief of staff for the U.S. Treasury Department under President Clinton, a consultant with McKinsey & Company and an economist with the World Bank.
Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, Sandberg led the documentary “Screams Before Silence” (2024), which documents the sexual violence committed during the assault through firsthand testimony.
Sandberg is the bestselling author of three books: “Lean In” (2013), “Lean In for Graduates” (2014), and “Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy” (2017), which she co-authored with Adam Grant.
She received a BA, summa cum laude, from Harvard University and an MBA, with highest distinction, from Harvard Business School.