Randi Zuckerberg

Randi Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg in 2012
Born
Randi Jayne Zuckerberg

(1982-02-28) February 28, 1982
Westchester County, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
OccupationBusinesswoman
SpouseBrent Tworetzky
Children3
RelativesMark Zuckerberg (brother)
Donna Zuckerberg (sister)

Randi Jayne Zuckerberg[1] (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. She currently hosts Randi Zuckerberg Means Business on SiriusXM on Wednesdays.[2]

Education

In 2003, Zuckerberg graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in psychology.[1][3]

Career

Zuckerberg worked as an assistant account executive at advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather in 2003, and later spent a year working at Forbes as an account executive.[4]

In 2005, Randi Zuckerberg was recruited by her younger brother Mark Zuckerberg to work at Facebook. Randi Zuckerberg was one of the first ten Facebook employees.[5] During her six years at Facebook, she steered projects such as Facebook Live, President Obama’s Facebook Town Hall, The CNN/Facebook 2009 Inauguration Partnership and the ABC News/Facebook Presidential Primary Debates in 2008.

Zuckerberg organized, and was also a correspondent for the 2008 ABC News/Facebook Democratic Party and Republican Party U.S. presidential primaries debates.[3]

In 2010, Zuckerberg was ranked among 50 "Digital Power Players" by The Hollywood Reporter.[6]

In 2011, Zuckerberg announced her new digital media production 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.[7] She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her coverage of the 2010 United States elections.[3]

In 2014, she began hosting Randi Zuckerberg Means Business on SiriusXM, and in 2016 she launched Dot., an animated kid's television series.[2] Zuckerberg voices the character "Ms. Randi".

Personal life

Zuckerberg and her husband Brent Tworetzky have three children. The family resides in New York City.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 Finkel, Adam (October 11, 2009). "Portrait of an Internet Strategist: Randi Jayne Zuckerberg". PresenTense.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Joseph Steinberg (October 28, 2016). "Meet Dot: The New Cartoon Helping Girls Go Into Tech". Inc. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "RANDI ZUCKERBERG". United Nations Foundation. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ Meet Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sister Randi: the Harvard graduate worked at Facebook, has won 3 Tony Awards and is an author and actress … but why did she leave the company her brother co-founded?, Style, 04/22/2025, by Sumnima Kandangwa
  5. ↑ Mark Zuckerberg's 3 Siblings: All About the Meta CEO's Sisters Randi, Donna and Arielle, People, 03/28/2025, by Lynsey Eidell
  6. ↑ Put digital technology to work for you with Randi Zuckerberg, Digital Women's Network, 09/26/2019, Angela Mellak
  7. ↑ "Dot Complicated Books". Zuckerberg Media. Retrieved September 12, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ Vargas, Jose Antonio (September 20, 2010). "The Face of Facebook". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  9. ↑ Vespoli, Lauren (March 11, 2016). "Dot Mom". New York Family. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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