Chris Cox (manager)
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Christopher Cox is a software engineer and chief product officer at Meta Platforms.
Chris Cox | |
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| Born | September 2, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Occupation | CPO at Meta Platforms (2005—2019, 2020—) |
| Spouse |
Visra Vichit-Vadakan
(m. 2010) |
Early life and education
Cox was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Winnetka, Illinois. He is the youngest of three children. He attended New Trier High School,[1] and then enrolled in Stanford University where he dropped out of the symbolic systems graduate degree program to join Facebook in 2005.[2][3][4]
Career
Cox joined Facebook in 2005 as one of its first fifteen software engineers and played a role in the development of News Feed.[5][6] He held various executive roles before being promoted to chief product officer in 2014.[7]
In May 2018, he was put in charge of the company's apps including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.[8] In 2019, he was listed on the Forbes 40 Under 40 list,[9] as well as Fast Company's list of "Most Creative People in Business".[10]
In March 2019, Cox announced that he was leaving Facebook, after Zuckerberg announced plans for the company to focus on developing encrypted messaging across its applications.[11] He returned to the company as chief product officer in June 2020.[12][13]
Personal life
Cox married a fellow Stanford University alum and director Visra Vichit-Vadakan in 2010.[14][15]
References
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