Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Lost her Husband Dave Goldberg While On A Vacation- What Happened?

Publish date: 2024-05-07

Dave Goldberg was the husband of the Facebok Coo Sherly Sandberg who died due to head trauma.

Sheryl has been working for the most popular social media, Facebook as its chief operating officer. She joined Facebook in 2008 and helped it become a prominent company in the tech industry.

After working for nearly 14 years as the COO of Facebook, she has decided to step down from the position, but she will continue to work on Meta’s board of directors. She shared her decision in one of her Facebook posts.

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Who Is Facebook Coo Sheryl Sandberg's Husband Dave Goldberg?

Dave Goldberg was the husband of the Sheryl Sandberg. He was one of the renowned people in Silicon Valley technology and was known for being the chief executive of SurveyMonkey. 

He was born in Chicago to his parents, Paula Goldberg and Melvin Bert Goldberg. His mother, Paula, is also into business as she is the co-founder and executive director of the Pacer Center. 

Dave's father, Melvin, was an associate dean and professor working at William Mitchell College of Law. He went to the Blake School in Minneapolis. He graduated from Harvard University with a major in history and government and had plans to go to law school but joined Capitol Records instead.

Dave got married to Sheryl Sandberg in 2004. Dave and Sheryl had two children and were living with their family in Menlo Park.

Dave Goldberg Died Of Head Trauma - What Happened?

Dave Goldberg's death was one of the shocking news that came into the headlines in 2015. He died when he was on vacation with his wife in Mexico. He was doing exercise on the treadmill in the gym during his vacation and fell from it, due to which his head was hit causing head trauma and blood loss.

Dave was taken to the hospital in Nuevo Vallarta for further treatment, but he was declared dead by the hospital. His wife didn't believe the death cause but said it was due to arrhythmia.

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Dave's brother Robert expressed his shock and sadness over his brother's death through a post, and a tribute for Dave was posted in the Silicon Valley Community. Sheryl has shared a post on the death anniversary on her Instagram feed.

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How Rich Was Dave Goldberg? The net worth of the CEO of Survey Monkey

Dave Goldberg was an entrepreneur who was the Ceo of Survey Monkey, and his net worth before his death is estimated to be in the millions. Survey Monkey is a $200 million company.

In the case of Sheryl, her net worth in 2022 is about $1.6 billion. She has been affiliated with Facebook for a long time and has earned well from her profession.

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