Peter Thiel and Sheryl Sandberg

Peter Thiel and Sheryl Sandberg built influential careers in technology, but from very different positions. Thiel became known as a PayPal co-founder, Palantir chairman and venture capitalist, while Sandberg spent 14 years as Meta’s COO, helping scale its business and advertising operations. Both studied at Harvard/Stanford institutions and later became major technology investors and authors. Their fortunes come from different sources, with Thiel relying heavily on investments and Sandberg on her Meta wealth and investments.

Peter Thiel and Sheryl Sandberg, Quick Bio

Category	Peter Thiel	Sheryl Sandberg
Full Name	Peter Andreas Thiel	Sheryl Kara Sandberg
Date of Birth	October 11, 1967	August 28, 1969
Net Worth	About $31.7 billion, Forbes real-time estimate	About $2.3 billion, Forbes real-time estimate
Height	About 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), commonly reported estimate	About 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), commonly reported estimate
Age	58 years	57 years
Birth Place	Frankfurt, West Germany	Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality	American; also holds German and New Zealand citizenship	American
Nickname	Peter	Sheryl
Profession	Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investor and author	Technology executive, author, investor and philanthropist
Famous For	Co-founding PayPal and Palantir and being Facebook’s first outside investor	Serving as Meta’s COO and helping build its advertising business
Major Company	PayPal, Palantir, Founders Fund	Meta, formerly Facebook
Current Career	Investor, venture capitalist and technology entrepreneur	Founder of LeanIn.Org and venture investor
Parents	Klaus Friedrich Thiel and Susanne Thiel	Joel Sandberg and Adele Sandberg
Siblings	Younger brother Patrick Michael Thiel	Two younger siblings
Education	Stanford University — B.A. in Philosophy; Stanford Law School — J.D.	Harvard University — B.A.; Harvard Business School — MBA
Marital Status	Married	Remarried
Spouse	Matt Danzeisen	Tom Bernthal
Children	1	5
Weight	Not reliably documented	Not reliably documented
Hair Color	Brown / gray	Blonde
Eye Color	Blue, commonly reported	Blue, commonly reported
Instagram	No widely verified personal official Instagram account	No widely verified personal official Instagram account
Hobbies & Interests	Technology, philosophy, investing and chess	Leadership, technology, philanthropy and women’s professional development
Source of Wealth	Technology investments, venture capital and company holdings	Meta stock, investments and business interests
PayPal Connection	Co-founder and former CEO	None
Meta/Facebook Connection	First major outside investor; former board member	COO from 2008–2022; former board member
Palantir Connection	Co-founder and Chairman	None
Founders Fund	Co-founder and partner	None
LeanIn.Org	None	Founder
Major Investments	Facebook, SpaceX, Stripe and other technology companies	Early-stage technology investments through Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners
Books	Zero to One	Lean In, Lean In for Graduates and Option B
Major Business Focus	Venture capital, startups, technology and long-term innovation	Technology, leadership, workplace equality and venture investing
Philanthropy	Thiel Foundation and Thiel Fellowship	LeanIn.Org, Option B and Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation
Career Milestone	Co-founded PayPal in 1998	Joined Facebook as COO in 2008
Major Achievement	Built a highly successful technology investment career after PayPal	Helped scale Meta from a young social network into a global advertising company
Leadership Style	Investment-focused, analytical and future-oriented	Operational, business-focused and leadership-oriented
Overall Legacy	One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent technology investors and entrepreneurs	One of the most recognizable female executives in the technology industry

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