Facebook Management Team

Facebook Inc’s Organization Introduction The organization of Facebook consists of the company’s top managers and its Board of Directors. Its tope managers are Mark Zuckerberg (CEO), Sheryl Sandberg (COO), Dave Wehner (CFO), Mike Schroepfer (CTO), and Chris Cox (CPO). On the Board are Zuckerberg (as Chairman), Sandberg, Marc Andreessen, Erskine B. Bowles, Kenneth I. Chenault, Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Reed Hastings, Jan Koum, and Peter A. Thiel (Facebook Management, 2018).

This paper will identify the role of these key organizational leaders at Facebook and show how their responsibilities tie to the organization’s mission, vision, and values. Mission, Vision and Values Facebook’s mission statement is: “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected” (Smithson, 2017). This mission was recently updated to include the goal of giving people “the power to build community and bring the world closer together” (Moscaritolo, 2017).

Facebook’s vision statement is for “people use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them” (Smithson, 2017). Facebook’s values consists of communication, openness, free society, and the combining of these to facilitate the global market, discovery, and self-expression (Smithson, 2017). Key Leaders Mark Zuckerberg Role. Mark Zuckerberg is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Facebook.

Zuckerberg effectively serves as the face of the company, appearing recently before Congress to represent Facebook in the wake of the data sharing scandal that unfolded following the report on Cambridge Analytica’s harvesting of users’ data. Zuckerberg presents the vision, mission, and ideals of Facebook—as he did before Congress—and “leads the design of Facebook's service and development of its core technology and infrastructure” (Facebook Management, 2018).

His background is in computer science, which he studied at Harvard prior to relocating to Palo Alto to seek start-up funds for Facebook. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values. Zuckerberg is the number one most important individual in the company when it comes to Facebook’s ability to deliver on its mission and vision while maintaining its core values.

Without Zuckerberg, Facebook would not exist, as it was his vision and drive that enabled the company to come into being in the first place. Today, he supports and defines the values of the company and reiterates its mission and vision at all opportunities to ensure that the company is welcomed around the world by users and businesses who seek to profit through advertising by working with data collectors of user profiles so that targeted ads can be placed. Sheryl Sandberg Role.

Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer at Facebook and thus oversees the company’s overall business operations. Her previous experience as vice president of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google and chief of staff of the U.S. Treasury under President Clinton helped prepare for this important role. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values.

Her work ties into the mission of Facebook by ensuring the company is able to be profitable through its collection of user data which Facebook uses as a selling point for advertisers who seek to create targeted digital advertising. As the mission and vision of Facebook is to create a world where communication and community are top priorities (while facilitating the global market), Sandberg helps to ensure that Facebook stays profitable throughout this process. Dave Wehner Role.

Wehner’s role at Facebook as Chief Financial Officer is to oversee the finance, facilities and information technology departments within the company. Wehner formerly operated as Vice President within the company’s Finance and Business Planning department. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values. Wehner is the link between Sandberg, the business side of operations, and Zuckerberg, the values side of operations.

Wehner’s job is to make sure that the mission, vision and values of the company are integrated fully into the company’s financial, facilitative and technology aspects. Mike Schroepfer Role. Schroepfer is the Chief Technology Officer at Facebook and is responsible for developing the technological/digital strategies that help the company serve as the go-to platform for social media users around the world. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values.

Since Facebook is a social media platform, Schroepfer’s role is vital in ensuring the company’s mission, vision and values come to life. Chris Cox Role. As the Chief Product Officer, Cox is responsible for leading the company’s product management, design and marketing functions all over the world. Cox oversees development of core products and features that enhance the social media site’s appeal for users. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values.

Cox facilitates the business side of Facebook and helps to ensure that profitability emerges from the company’s mission, vision and values and that products produced by the company do not in any way interfere with or contradict the company’s stated mission, vision and values. Mark Andreesen Role. As a member of the company’s Board of Directors, Andreessen brings prior knowledge obtained from experience as a venture capitalist, Chairman off Opsware, and other business experience.

How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values. Andreessen’s role helps to ensure that the company does not deviate from its mission, vision and values and remains faithful to its stakeholders and shareholders, working towards profits and facilitating people’s needs at the same time. Erskine B. Bowles Role. As a member of the company’s Board of Directors, Bowles is committed to helping the company stay on track in terms of mission, vision and values.

How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values. Bowles’ leadership serves as a guiding light for the company when it comes to being faithful to its core founding principles. Kenneth I. Chenault Role. As a member of the company’s Board of Directors, Chenault is focused on assisting the company in its maintenance of mission and vision while firmly promoting its values within the company hierarchy. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values.

Chenault participates in votes as does the rest of the Board regarding the company’s direction. Susan Desmond-Hellmann Role. As a member of the company’s Board of Directors, Desmond-Hellmann helps guide the company in a positive direction in its mission to be the premiere social networking site. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values. Desmond-Hellmann facilitates the company’s mission, vision and values by upholding the statutes of the company at every Board meeting. Reed Hastings Role.

As a member of the company’s Board of Directors, Hastings brings his experience as head of Netflix to the company to ensure that the firm’s vision remains true to form. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values. Hasting’s experience in Internet-based services is invaluable in the company’s pursuit of its mission and vision. Jan Koum Role.

As a member of the company’s Board of Directors, Koum brings his experience as founder of WhatsApp to Facebook’s hierarchy of leaders. How this leader relates to the company’s mission, vision and values. Koum brings a unique perspective (he is from Ukraine) to the American-based company.