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Know about Facebook founders

Facebook founded On 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, all of whom were students at Harvard University. Facebook now the largest social network in the world.

 
1. Mark Zuckerberg
 
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Facebook.  He founded Facebook in 2004. He is responsible for any kind of direction, planning or policy making for the company. Forbes ranked Zuckerberg in 10th position among the most powerful people of the world on 2017.
 
At a glance
 
Name: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
Born: May 14, 1984 (New York, U.S.)
Profession: Founder, Chairman and CEO of Facebook
Education: Computer science at Harvard University
Net worth: 57.5B USD (Forbes, 2017)
Spouse: Priscilla Chan
 
2. Dustin Moskovitz
 
Dustin Moskovitz is a co-founder of Facebook and was a key leader within the technical staff. He most recently worked on the company’s internal tools strategy and development. In 2016, Forbes declared Dustin as the 2nd America’s Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40.
 
At a glance
 
Name: Dustin Moskovitz
Born: May 22, 1984 (Florida, U.S)
Profession: Co-Founder of Facebook
Education: Economics at Harvard University (Drop out)
Net worth: 11B USD (March, 2017)
Spouse: Cari Tuna
 
3. Eduardo Saverin
 
Eduardo Saverin is a co-founder of Facebook. Eduardo managed the business development and sales aspects during Facebook’s early years. In 2016, Forbes ranked Saverin in 28th position among the richest people of the world in technology.
 
At a glance
 
Name: Eduardo Luiz Saverin
Born: 19 March 1982 (São Paulo, Brazil)
Profession: Co-Founder of Facebook
Education: Economics, Harvard University
Net worth: 8.1B USD (March, 2017)
Spouse: Elaine Andriejanssen
 
4. Chris Hughes
 
Chris Hughes is a co-founder of Facebook. Chris first worked as the Facebook spokesperson from his dorm room with Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz, and later moved to Palo Alto to work on the product team. Forbes reported Chris Hughes as the 28th America’s Richest Entrepreneur Under 40 of 2016.
 
At a glance
 
Name: Chris Hughes
Born: November 26, 1983 (North Carolina, United States)
Profession: Co-Founder of Facebook
Education: History and literature at Harvard University
Net worth: 430M USD2 (March, 2017)
Spouse: Sean Eldridge
 
References:
 
1.      Company info, Facebook newsroom, 2017, March 04
2.      Founder bios, Facebook newsroom, 2017, March 04  
3.      The world’s most powerful people (2016), Forbes, 2017, March 04.
4.      The richest people in tech (2016), Forbes, 2017, March 04
5.      America’s Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 (2016), Forbes, 2017, March 04.
 

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