Mark Zuckerberg
14 May 1984 – present
Mark Zuckerberg is an American technology entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook in 2004 while a student at Harvard University. He has led the company, renamed Meta Platforms in 2021, as chief executive through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp and its 2012 public offering. With his wife Priscilla Chan he runs the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
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Life events
He was born in White Plains and grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe began studying psychology and computer science at Harvard.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe relocated to California for the summer and did not return to complete his degree.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe and fellow students launched thefacebook.com for Harvard undergraduates.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe company announced a deal to buy the photo-sharing service for about one billion dollars.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe company listed on Nasdaq in one of the largest technology flotations to that date.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThey married in a private ceremony at their home in Palo Alto.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe messaging service was bought in a cash and stock deal valued at around nineteen billion dollars.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe and Priscilla Chan announced the philanthropic organisation after the birth of their first daughter.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe announced the parent company's new name and a focus on virtual and augmented reality.
Source: en.wikipedia.org