Randi Zuckerberg

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Randi Zuckerberg
Randi Zuckerberg WEF 2012.jpg
Zuckerberg in January 2012
Born Randi Jayne Zuckerberg
(1982-02-28) February 28, 1982 (age 42)
Westchester County, New York, US
Residence New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Other names Randi Jayne
Alma mater Harvard University (2003)[1]
Occupation Former Director of Market Development and Spokeswoman for Facebook[2]
Home town Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.[3]
Spouse(s) Brent Tworetzky
Children Asher Tworetzky
Parent(s) Edward Zuckerberg
Karen Kempner
Relatives Mark Zuckerberg (brother)
Website Facebook.com/Randi

Randi Jayne Zuckerberg[4] (born February 28, 1982) is an American businesswoman. She is the former Director of Market Development and spokesperson for Facebook, and a sister of the company's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg; prior to working at Facebook, she was a panelist on Forbes on Fox. As of May 2014, she is founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and editor-in-chief (EIC) of Dot Complicated, a digital lifestyle website.[5]

Career

In 2007, Zuckerberg appeared with Irina Slutsky and David Prager in a parody music video, singing about the newly-released iPhone.[6]

Facebook

Ranked among 50 "Digital Power Players" by the Hollywood Reporter in 2010,[2] Zuckerberg organized, and was also a correspondent for the ABC News/Facebook Democratic Party and Republican Party U.S. Presidential primaries debates in 2008. She also fulfilled a correspondent role at the CNN/Facebook Inauguration Day Partnership in 2009, the Comcast Facebook Diaries event,[7] and the 2008 Facebook Democratic National Convention (DNC) and Republican National Conventions.[8]

Adopting a politically neutral stance,[8] Zuckerberg told the Wall Street Journal that her Facebook journalist team was treated at the DNC "like rock stars."[9] On the evening of November 2, 2010, Zuckerberg worked at a "town hall" assembled by ABC News as part of its television coverage of the U.S. national midterm elections.[8] The seven-hour event was webcast in its entirety, on both Facebook and the ABC website.[citation needed]

Post-Facebook

In August 2011, Zuckerberg resigned from Facebook and announced her new social media firm, named "Zuckerberg Media". Since starting Zuckerberg Media, Randi has produced shows and digital content for BeachMint, The Clinton Global Initiative, Cirque du Soleil, the United Nations, Condé Nast and Bravo.[5]

Writing

Zuckerberg is the author of Spark Your Career in Advertising and in September 2013, she released her first books with HarperCollins: an adult non-fiction book titled Dot Complicated and a children’s picture book called Dot.[5]

Appearances

Zuckerberg appeared on the Today Show on January 26, 2016 in a segment entitled "2016 Netiquette" in which she discussed modern day etiquette on the Internet.[10]

Perspectives

In 2011 Zuckerberg advocated for the abolition of anonymity on the Internet to protect children and young adults from cyber-bullying. Zuckerberg explained how anonymity is protective for perpetrators:[11][12]

Personal life

Zuckerberg is married to Brent Tworetzky and on May 1, 2011, Zuckerberg gave birth to a son named Asher.[13][14][15] The family used to reside in Silicon Valley, California, U.S.[5] They now live in New York City.[16][17]

References

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  16. ↑ http://nypost.com/2016/03/28/randi-zuckerberg-wants-to-turn-your-entrepreneurial-dreams-into-reality
  17. ↑ http://www.newyorkfamily.com/dot-mom

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