Randi Zuckerberg Explained

Randi Zuckerberg
Birth Name:Randi Jayne Zuckerberg
Birth Date:28 February 1982
Birth Place:Westchester County, New York, U.S.
Education:Harvard University (BA)
Spouse:Brent Tworetzky
Children:2
Relatives:Mark 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.[2] 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, editor-in-chief (EIC) of Dot Complicated, a digital lifestyle website,[3] and creator of Dot., an animated television show about a young girl (the eponymous Dot) who uses technology to enhance both her educational experiences and recreational activities.[4]

Career

After graduating from Harvard University, Zuckerberg worked for two years in marketing for advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather.[5]

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.

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.[3]

Writing

Zuckerberg has written three adult non-fiction books:

Acting

In the cartoon adaptation of Dot., she voices the character "Ms. Randi", Dot's music teacher who organizes the children's choir at the community center.[6]

Personal life

Zuckerberg and her husband Brent Tworetzky have two sons. The family resides in New York City.[7] [8]

In 2011, Zuckerberg advocated for the abolition of anonymity on the Internet to protect children and young adults from cyberbullying. She explained how anonymity is protective for perpetrators.[9] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portrait of an Internet Strategist: Randi Jayne Zuckerberg. PresenTense.org. Adam. Finkel. October 11, 2009. 2010-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20101010034648/http://www.presentense.org/node/1034. 2010-10-10. dead.
  2. News: Sacramento Bee. Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook to Keynote CHA 2011 Winter Show. October 29, 2010.
  3. Web site: Dot Complicated Books . Zuckerberg Media . September 12, 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130905202744/http://books.dotcomplicated.co/ . 5 September 2013 .
  4. News: Meet Dot: The New Cartoon Helping Girls Go Into Tech . Inc. . October 28, 2016 . Joseph Steinberg . December 23, 2016 . March 31, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170331134610/http://www.inc.com/joseph-steinberg/this-new-television-show-helps-parents-raise-children-in-todays-technology-fille.html . live .
  5. Web site: RANDI ZUCKERBERG . United Nations Foundation . 29 September 2021 . 29 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210929145340/https://unfoundation.org/author/randi/ . live .
  6. Dot. . A Song For Everyone . 6 December 2016 . 13.
  7. 2010-09-22 . The Face of Facebook . The New Yorker . September 20, 2010 . Vargas, Jose Antonio . 2011-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808035012/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/09/20/100920fa_fact_vargas . live .
  8. Web site: Dot Mom. New York Family. March 11, 2016. April 4, 2014. Lauren. Vespoli. April 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407043450/http://www.newyorkfamily.com/dot-mom/. live.
  9. "People behave a lot better when they have their real names down ... I think people hide behind anonymity and they feel like they can say whatever they want behind closed doors." Web site: Kopf des Tages: Randi Zuckerberg - Abschied vom kleinen Bruder, Seite 2 . FTD.de . 2011-09-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402180501/http://www.ftd.de/unternehmen/handel-dienstleister/:kopf-des-tages-randi-zuckerberg-abschied-vom-kleinen-bruder/60087690.html?page=2 . 2012-04-02 .
  10. Web site: Anonymität im Netz von allen Seiten unter Beschuss - Aus für Pseudonyme? - Internet . 8 August 2011 . krone.at . 2011-09-16 . 2011-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006205717/http://www.krone.at/Internet/Anonymitaet_im_Netz_von_allen_Seiten_unter_Beschuss-Aus_fuer_Pseudonyme-Story-280614 . live .

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