Dave Goldberg, husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, dies at age 47

Dave Goldberg, whose wife Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, died suddenly at the age of 47.

KGO reported the news was delivered via social media by his brother, Robert Goldberg. No statement has been made as to the cause of death. Dave Goldberg was the CEO of SurveyMonkey. The company made a statement saying, “Dave’s genius, courage and leadership were overshadowed only by his compassion, friendship and heart. His greatest love was his family.”

His brother’s post described the family’s wishes for people to post photos and memories of Dave to his own Facebook page so his two children could see what he meant to people who knew and followed him.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg also expressed his condolences and he said he was “glad I got to know him.”

Photos posted on Facebook showed Dave with friends and two photos with his wife.

Goldberg’s Facebook page said he lived in Menlo Park, CA and was originally from Minneapolis, MN. He went to Harvard University and had previously worked for Benchmark Capital and Yahoo.

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