Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down from her post as a senior executive at Meta.
She has served as chief operating officer at Facebook's parent company for 14 years and is second-in-command after Mark Zuckerberg.
"When I took this job in 2008, I hoped I would be in this role for five years," she wrote on her Facebook page.
"Fourteen years later, it is time for me to write the next chapter of my life."
Ms Sandberg grew the social media giant's advertising business from its infancy to a value of $100 billion a year.
She said she is "not entirely sure what the future will bring", adding: "I know it will include focusing more on my foundation and philanthropic work, which is more important to me than ever given how critical this moment is for...
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