The Chief Executive Officer of online-questionnaire provider Survey Monkey, David Goldberg, died suddenly on Friday night. He was 47 years old.
He was married to Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg.
Mr. Goldberg’s brother posted the news on Facebook Saturday morning and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a friend of the family, shared the post shortly after.
The companies and family didn’t disclose the cause of Mr. Goldberg’s death, saying only that it was unexpected.
“We are deeply heartbroken to say our CEO and friend, Dave Goldberg passed away last night,” a SurveyMonkey spokeswoman said.
Dave and his wife Sherly taking a stroll
A former Yahoo Inc. executive, Mr. Goldberg, joined SurveyMonkey in 2009 and expanded the closely held company from 12 employees to more than 450. The company was valued at close to $2 billion as part of a $250 million fundraising round late last year intended to help it break into the corporate market.
Mr. Goldberg is survived by his wife, two children, brother, Robert and mother, Paula, who runs the nonprofit Pacer Center, which provides health services to children with disabilities. Mr. Goldberg’s family urged friends to donate to the Pacer Center.
