Dave Goldberg
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October 2, 1967
Dave Goldberg | |
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| Born | David Bruce Goldberg October 2, 1967 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 2015 (aged 47) Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Occupation | CEO of SurveyMonkey |
| Years active | 1989–2015 |
| Spouse | Sheryl Sandberg (m. 2004) |
| Children | 2 |
David Bruce Goldberg (October 2, 1967 – May 1, 2015) was an American management consultant and businessman. He was the founder of LAUNCH Media and the CEO of SurveyMonkey. He was married to Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook.
Goldberg was born in a Jewish family[1] in Chicago, Illinois, on October 2, 1967 and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] His mother, Paula Goldberg, is co-founder and executive director of the Pacer Center, and his father, Melvin Bert "Mel" Goldberg (1942–1998), was associate dean and professor at the William Mitchell College of Law.[2] He interned at the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper while in high school.[3] He graduated from Blake School in Minneapolis in 1985,[4] and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1989, majoring in history and government.[5] Goldberg was an enthusiastic Minnesota Vikings fan throughout his life.[6]
Career
Goldberg worked for Bain & Company for two years after graduating from college. He had planned to attend law school but instead joined Capitol Records, where he served as director of marketing strategy and new business development.[7][8] He founded LAUNCH Media in 1994, and led it through its acquisition by Yahoo Inc. in 2001.[8] He quit Yahoo in 2007 and joined Benchmark Capital. He then joined SurveyMonkey in 2009.[5]
