Sheryl Sandberg

What if I told you a woman helped run Facebook and wrote a book to help girls and women be leaders? That's Sheryl Sandberg — and her story is about using a big job to help people do more.

Sheryl Sandberg (born 1969) is an American technology leader and writer in the 21st century. She became famous as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook and as the author of the book Lean In. This presentation focuses on how she used her big job to help others become leaders.

From 2008 to 2022 Sheryl worked as Facebook's COO, helping turn ideas into real products and building teams that run the business. She had earlier worked at a large search company. In 2013 she wrote Lean In, which gives simple advice about confidence, asking for chances, and learning to lead.

Her book and the nonprofit LeanIn.org started conversations and small 'Lean In Circles' where people meet and practice leadership together. That helped many women feel braver about asking for roles at work and in their communities and made leadership feel more possible.

Sheryl's story shows leadership isn't just a title—it's about speaking up, helping others, and practicing skills. She writes, speaks, and runs projects that help people practice leadership around the world. You can 'lean in' too: try new things, ask for help, and encourage your friends to be leaders.