Facebook has made headlines by naming its second in command, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to its board of directors. Do you know about Tar Heel state ties to Facebook? Erskine Bowles, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina system, is also on the board. Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is a Hickory native.
Facebook board members:
- Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive
- Marc L. Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz
- Erskine B. Bowles, president emeritus, University of North Carolina system
- James W. Breyer, Accel Partners
- Donald E. Graham, chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
- Reed Hastings, chairman and CEO, Netflix
- Sheryl Sandberg, COO
- Peter A. Thiel, Founders Fund.
Matthew Fortner has been at The News & Observer since 2002. He has a passion for gadgets, cutting-edge technology and all things geek.