Randi Jayne Zuckerberg (born February 28, 1982) is an American businesswoman. She is the former director of

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and spokesperson for

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, and a sister of the company's co-founder and CEO

Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (; born May 14, 1984) is an American businessman who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is the chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling sharehold ...

. 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, 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.

Career

After graduating from

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, Zuckerberg worked for two years in marketing for advertising firm

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. Ranked among 50 "Digital Power Players" by ''

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'' in 2010, Zuckerberg organized, and was also a correspondent for the

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/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,

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, the

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and

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Writing

Zuckerberg has written three adult non-fiction books: * ''Spark Your Career in Advertising'', a

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book published in 2007 * ''Dot Complicated'', her first book with

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, published in October 2013 * ''Pick Three: You Can Have It All (Just Not Every Day)'', published in May 2018

Acting

Irina Slutsky and Randi Jayne Zuckerberg music video still

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.

Personal life

Zuckerberg and her husband Brent Tworetzky have three children. The family resides in New York City. In 2011, Zuckerberg advocated for the abolition of anonymity on the Internet to protect children and young adults from

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. She explained how anonymity is protective for perpetrators."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."

References

External links

Dot Complicated official website
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