SurveyMonkey
CEO and husband of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, Dave
Goldberg, died unexpectedly on Friday night, his brother wrote in a Facebook
post on Saturday.
"It's with
incredible shock and sadness that I'm letting our friends and family know that
my amazing brother, Dave Goldberg, beloved husband of Sheryl Sandberg, father
of two wonderful children, and son of Paula Goldberg, passed away suddenly last
night," Robert Goldberg wrote.
Goldberg was known
for his low-key demeanor and the grace and good humor with which he handled
being married to one of the nation's most recognisable executives. In her book
'Lean In', Sandberg attributed much of her own success to her marriage to
Goldberg, who she said supported her career decisions and shared equally in the
work of raising their young children. The two married in 2004.
Tributes to
Goldberg poured in over social media from friends and other executives,
including Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, who called Goldberg "an amazing
person." "Kindest, most generous, loving father, loyal husband, great
ceo, & sweetest friend," tweeted Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
"May his memory be a blessing."
Television and
movie writer John Quaintance said on Facebook that Goldberg was the first
person to encourage him to write professionally, changing the course of his
career. Goldberg was also the first person Quaintance met who owned a
Blackberry device. "I rolled my eyes at the idea that people were ever
going to need to read their emails away from the office," he wrote.
Goldberg, 47,
joined SurveyMonkey, which helps organizations conduct surveys, in 2009. Valued
at $2 billion, SurveyMonkey is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Google
Ventures, Tiger Global and others.
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