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Principals

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Principal Net Worth

$2.0B

Data Flags

None - team data verified from official foundation website

Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation

UnknownHigh Confidence

Last verified: Dec 29, 2025

Details

Source File
research/organizations/sandberg-goldberg-bernthal-foundation.md
UID
fo-sandberg-goldberg-bernthal-foundation

Also Known As

**Sheryl Kara Sandberg** (full legal name)**Sheryl Sandberg Goldberg** (during marriage to Dave, 2004-2015)**Sheryl Sandberg Bernthal** (current married name, though professionally uses "Sheryl Sandberg")**LeanIn Foundation** (may refer to Sandberg family philanthropy)**Sandberg Family Foundation** (alternate name for family philanthropic vehicle)

Principals (9)

Sheryl SandbergFounder, Primary PrincipalOWNS
$2B
Tom BernthalCEO, Kelton Global (sold 2021)OWNS
Dave GoldbergFormer CEO, SurveyMonkeyOWNS
Joel SandbergOphthalmologistOWNS
Adele SandbergTeacherOWNS
David SandbergEntrepreneurOWNS
Michelle SandbergMedical professionalOWNS
Child 2-OWNS
Child 1-OWNS

Team Members (7)

Archana GilraviSVP, Partnerships and Company Programs
WORKS_AT
Katie DiClementeChief of Staff, Office of the Founder
WORKS_AT
Rachel ThomasCEO & Co-Founder
WORKS_AT
Robin WilsonSVP, Operations
WORKS_AT
Sammy GoldsteinSenior Chief of Staff and Director, Business Operations
WORKS_AT
Sheryl SandbergFounder & Board Chair
WORKS_AT
Tom BernthalPartner
WORKS_AT

Related Entities (5)

LeanIn.OrgSubsidiary

Nonprofit founded 2013; women's empowerment organization

Meta Platforms Inc.Subsidiary

Former employer (2008-2022, COO)

OptionB.orgSubsidiary

Nonprofit founded 2017; grief and resilience support community

Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family FoundationFoundation

Primary philanthropic vehicle

SurveyMonkeySubsidiary

Late husband's company; Sheryl has board involvement

Known Associates (8)

Adam Grant

Wharton professor, co-author of "Option B", friend

Bono

ONE Campaign, board colleague

Marc Benioff

Salesforce CEO, close friend and board advisor

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta / Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Meta CEO, close professional relationship (14 years as COO)

Mellody Hobson

Ariel Investments, corporate board circles

Oprah Winfrey

Supporter of Lean In movement

Priscilla Chan

CZI

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, friend

Rachel Thomas

CEO of LeanIn.Org, close collaborator

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Sources (13)

Changelog

  • 2025-12-29Updated Current Team section with comprehensive staff list from official foundation website (30+ team members)
  • 2025-12-29Added LinkedIn profiles for key team members: Rachel Thomas (CEO), Katie DiClemente (Chief of Staff), Marianne Cooper (Research), Andrea Ortiz (People & Operations), Archana Gilravi (SVP Partnerships), Tom Bernthal, Adam Grant
  • 2025-12-29Organized team by functional area: Executive Leadership, Communications & Marketing, Programs & Partnerships, Research, Content & Product, Design & Technology, Operations & People
  • 2025-12-29Added former key staff: Amanda Guzmán Cortez (Head of Operations 2016-2019), Shelly Camarillo (EA 2019-2020), Melanie Chapman (EA 2021)
  • 2025-12-29Verified team data from https://sgb.org/team official source
  • 2025-12-29Updated Last Verified date and added Verification Status section
  • 2025-12-29Updated Sources section with all URLs used in research
  • 2025-12-11Initial research file created for Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation
  • 2025-12-11Added comprehensive principals section (Sheryl Sandberg, Tom Bernthal, Dave Goldberg)
  • 2025-12-11Documented entities (LeanIn.Org, OptionB.org, Meta, SurveyMonkey)
  • 2025-12-11Added family members and relationships
  • 2025-12-11Noted Giving Pledge signatory status (2014)
  • 2025-12-11Documented Meta departure (June 2022) and marriage to Tom Bernthal (August 2022)
  • 2025-12-11Added philanthropy focus areas and key characteristics

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