Marne Levine | |
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.jpg) Levine in 2017 | |
| Born | Marne Lynn Levine (1970-10-01)October 1, 1970 (age 54) |
| Education | Miami University, Ohio (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Title | Former chief business officer,Meta Platforms |
| Board member of | Chegg Women for Women International |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | John M. Deutch (father-in-law) |
Marne Lynn Levine (born 1970) is an American businesswoman. She was the chief business officer atMeta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.) until February 2023. Previously, she was the firstchief operating officer ofInstagram. She also served as a special economic policy assistant to PresidentBarack Obama. She was the chief of staff for theNational Economic Council.
Marne Lynn Levine is the daughter of Mark Levine, anophthalmologist ofShaker Heights, Ohio, and Teri Levine.[1] She was born to Jewish parents and graduated fromLaurel School in 1988.[2][3] She majored inpolitical science and speech communications atMiami University in Ohio and graduated in 1992. In 2005, she graduated fromHarvard Business School.[2]
From 1993 to 2000, she worked at theUnited States Treasury Department on issues like the1997 Asian financial crisis andpredatory lending. She was the chief of staff from 2001 to 2003 forHarvard University presidentLarry Summers.[4] From 2006 to 2008, she was aproduct manager atRevolution Money.[2] From 2009 to 2010, she served in the administration of President Barack Obama as the chief of staff for theNational Economic Council and special assistant to the president for economic policy.[2][5]
Levine was vice president of global public policy forFacebook from 2010 to 2014,[6] when she became the first chief operating officer ofInstagram.[7] In 2018, she became the vice president of global partnerships, business and corporate development for Facebook.[8] In June 2021, Levine was named chief business officer of Facebook, Inc. which was renamedMeta Platforms.[9][5] She stepped down from the role in February 2023.[10]
Levine is a member of the board ofLean In, a non-profit founded by Facebook COOSheryl Sandberg to empower women.[11][12] Levine is also on the board of directors ofChegg[13] andWomen for Women International.[6] She is a member of theTrilateral Commission.[14]
On June 21, 2003, Levine married Philip Deutch who was then aventure capitalist. They are Jewish and have two sons.[1][15][12] Her father-in-law,John M. Deutch, was thedirector of central intelligence (DCI) during the presidency ofBill Clinton.
Levine suffered a partial hearing loss at age four, but because of embarrassment did not start using hearing aids until 2015, when she was in her 40s; she said they have improved her life "exponentially".[16]
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2016.[17]
