Sheryl Sandberg
Former Meta COO and Lean In author; joined Nscale board after the company raised $2bn.
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Why is a former Meta COO betting her next chapter on a Norwegian GPU firm?
Timeline for Sheryl Sandberg
Joined Nscale board following Series C
UK Startups and Innovation: Nscale raises $2bn in record European round- What is Sheryl Sandberg doing now after leaving Meta?
- Sandberg joined the board of British AI company Nscale in March 2026, her first Major corporate role since departing Meta's board in May 2024.Source: Bloomberg, TechCrunch
- Why did Sheryl Sandberg leave Meta?
- She stepped down as COO in 2022 citing a desire to focus on philanthropy, and did not stand for re-election to the board in May 2024.Source: Fortune, CNBC
- Who else joined the Nscale board in 2026?
- Nick Clegg and Susan Decker joined alongside Sandberg when Nscale raised $2bn in March 2026.Source: TechCrunch
- What is the Lean In foundation?
- Lean In is a non-profit organisation founded by Sandberg, based on her 2013 book, that aims to help women achieve their ambitions in the workplace.
Background
Sheryl Sandberg joined the board of British AI infrastructure company Nscale in March 2026, as the company closed a $2bn Series C that valued it at $14.6bn — the largest venture funding round in European history. Nscale provides sovereign GPU cloud infrastructure for AI workloads, with data centres in Norway and the UK, and Sandberg has said the company reminds her of early Facebook.
Sandberg spent 14 years at Meta as Chief Operating Officer, joining Mark Zuckerberg in March 2008 and playing a central role in turning Facebook profitable and taking it through its 2012 IPO. She was widely credited with building the advertising machine that made Meta one of the most valuable companies in the world. She stepped down as COO in 2022, citing a desire to focus on philanthropy, and left the board entirely in May 2024 after not standing for re-election.
Before Meta, she spent seven years at Google as Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations. She is also the author of Lean In (2013), the bestselling book on women in leadership, and founded the non-profit SandbergFoundation. The Nscale appointment marks her most significant corporate role since departing Meta, and signals her confidence in European AI infrastructure as a strategic bet.