Who is the founder and CEO of Meta Platforms?

The founder and CEO of Meta Platforms is Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in 2004 while he was a student at Harvard University. The original project began as a social-networking site for Harvard students before expanding to other universities and then to users around the world. He has remained the company’s chief executive and has substantial voting control through Meta’s dual-class share structure.

The company was originally called Facebook, Inc. In October 2021, it changed its corporate name to Meta Platforms, Inc., while Facebook remained the name of one of its major products. The rebranding emphasized Meta’s broader focus on virtual and augmented reality, alongside its established social-media services.

“Founder” can be slightly misleading if it suggests Zuckerberg worked alone: Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollum, and Chris Hughes are also recognized as Facebook co-founders. However, Zuckerberg is the single canonical answer to a quiz asking for Meta’s founder and CEO. Sheryl Sandberg was Meta’s former chief operating officer, not its founder or CEO.