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Sheryl Sandberg has made $44.3M from Facebook stock this year

Sheryl Sandberg is demonstrating just how lucrative leaning in can be.

The Facebook chief operating officer, whose new book "Lean In" aims to inspire women to work to the top of their industries, has made roughly $44.3 million in the first three months of 2013 from a number of Facebook stock sales, including a few transactions earlier this week, as documented in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Since the start of the year, Sandberg has sold roughly 1.57 million shares for the $44.3 million gain. In her most recent trades this week, Sandberg … Read more

Sheryl Sandberg launches site to inspire women to 'Lean In'

Most women will never be as successful as Sheryl Sandberg. Yet, the female face of Facebook hopes her soon-to-be-released book "Lean In," and the companion community site LeanIn.org, will empower women to reach the top of their fields.

LeanIn.org launched today to provide readers of the book, which will be released on March 11, a place to congregate and address the challenges women face in the workplace and at home. The site is part of a larger startup initiative and gives Sandberg, currently Facebook's chief financial officer, the added title of founder.

"Together, we … Read more

The Sheryl Sandberg I Know

It was a sunny and warm afternoon in July when I dropped by Facebook's old headquarters on California street in Palo Alto, just two blocks from Stanford University. As the editor-at-large of Mashable, I was a frequent visitor of Facebook HQ, mostly for product launches and the occasional interview.

This visit was different, though. I wasn't there as a journalist looking for a story; I was there seeking advice from one of the people I respect most -- Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.

At the time, I was in talks to start and run the digital arm of a … Read more

Sandberg turned down job as LinkedIn CEO in 2006

In the summer of 2006, Sheryl Sandberg, then an accomplished senior Google executive, received a call from LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. LinkedIn was searching for a new chief executive. Was she interested?

No.

"I thought it was a great opportunity, and after five years in the same position at Google I was ready for a new challenge," she said. "But the timing was tricky. I was 37 years old and wanted to have a second child. I told Reid the truth: regrettably, I had to pass...."

A few years later, Mark Zuckerberg came knocking; the rest … Read more

Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook's Chief Operating Officer doesn't shy away from ongoing industry chatter about the role of women in technology and business. She fuels it.

Now famous for her success at Facebook and her ultimate ascent to the Facebook board (previously a dudes-only affair) in June, Sandberg's past successes are many, including stints as an economist with the World Bank, chief of staff for the U.S. Treasury Department in the Clinton administration, and as a top ad sales executive for Google.

Sandberg is not only one of the world's wealthiest women, her 2010 TED talk urging women … Read more

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg sells $26.2M in stock

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is turning more of her paper wealth into actual wealth.

After the close of market today, Facebook disclosed in an SEC filing that Sandberg sold shares valued at more than $26.2 million.

The timing was good. She sold more than 946,588 shares at prices ranging from $27.39 to $27.90 -- a level that Facebook hasn't traded at since August. In fact, shares of Facebook have been on a tear in recent weeks, as Wall Street has embraced the company's we're-all-about-mobile message and the biggest so-called lockups on insiders selling … Read more

Facebook stock: Let the insider selling begin

One big question looming over Facebook's stock: How many insiders are going to start dumping their shares?

After more than five months of watching their holdings sink, most employees and early Facebook investors can start cashing in their pre-IPO stock as the so-called lockups expire. Not all at once, however, but the key dates are coming fast and one, in fact, just passed (though the markets were closed because of Sandy). By the end of the year, Facebook's float -- that's the stock that's available to trade in the open market -- will increase by more … Read more

Facebook's Sandberg writes book about female leadership

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg wants to impart her leadership knowledge to other women, and to do it she's penning a book called "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sandberg's book will be less about her high-up roles at Facebook and Google and more about encouraging readers to achieve leadership positions. She will share both her personal and professional experiences.

"I wrote 'Lean In' so women can make more informed choices and increase their chances of making it to the top of any field or pursue … Read more

The Zuckerberg tour continues: Next stop -- the 'Today Show'

Clearly, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided he's ready for his close up.

After months of silence from Zuckerberg, the hacker-turned CEO is basking in the limelight. He's been doing public appearance after public appearance recently, with the latest -- an interview with Matt Lauer -- airing Thursday on the "Today Show."

Zuck and crew didn't make a peep as Facebook recoiled from a bungled IPO. And, now, with fallen stock and lawsuits dragging down the company's image, the social network is working hard to make sure the public hears its message loud and … Read more