{"id":26710,"date":"2015-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenicons.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/03\/david-goldberg-chief-executive-of-surveymonkey-and-husband-of-facebooks-chief-operating-officers-coo-sheryl-sandberg-dies-suddenly-in-his-sleep\/"},"modified":"2015-05-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T00:00:00","slug":"david-goldberg-chief-executive-of-surveymonkey-and-husband-of-facebooks-chief-operating-officers-coo-sheryl-sandberg-dies-suddenly-in-his-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldenicons.com\/david-goldberg-chief-executive-of-surveymonkey-and-husband-of-facebooks-chief-operating-officers-coo-sheryl-sandberg-dies-suddenly-in-his-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"David Goldberg, Chief Executive of SurveyMonkey and Husband of Facebook\u2019s Top Executive Sheryl Sandberg Dies Suddenly!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goldenicons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/goldberg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36754\" src=\"https:\/\/goldenicons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/goldberg.jpg\" alt=\"goldberg\" width=\"728\" height=\"556\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>David Goldberg<\/strong>, the highly respected Silicon Valley entrepreneur and chief executive of online questionnaire company <strong>SurveyMonkey<\/strong> died suddenly on Friday, according to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/technology\/silicon-valley-entrepreneur-david-goldberg-dies\/ar-BBj5pYB?ocid=ansfinancialtimes11\" target=\"_blank\"> MSN News<\/a>.\u00a0The 47-year-old father of two was also the husband of Facebook\u2019s chief operating officer (COO) <strong>Sheryl Sandberg<\/strong>, whose death drew widespread industry tributes from virtually all the big shots in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p>A<strong> SurveyMonkey<\/strong> spokesperson for said that the company, which was founded by <strong>Ryan Finley<\/strong> in 1999, was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cDave\u2019s genius, courage and leadership were overshadowed only by his compassion, friendship and heart,\u201d SurveyMonkey said in a statement.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>David&#8217;s brother, <strong>Robert Goldberg<\/strong>, described his family\u2019s \u201c<em>incredible shock and sadness<\/em>\u201d, in an online post and requested that\u00a0well-wishers post photos and memories to his Facebook profile page in his memory.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIn lieu of donations, we want to celebrate his life in a manner that respects the family\u2019s privacy as they cope with this tragic, life changing event,\u201d Robert Goldberg wrote.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong>, <strong>Facebook\u2019s<\/strong> chief executive, said of David Goldberg in a post:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAn amazing person and I am glad I got to know him\u201d.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Dick Costolo<\/strong>, <strong>Twitter\u2019s<\/strong> chief executive said of the former WebMonkey chief executive:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOne of the truly great people on the planet, Dave was of almost unimaginably remarkable character.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Jeff Weiner<\/strong>, chief executive of <strong>LinkedIn<\/strong> also said of David Goldberg :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOne of kindest and most generous friends I\u2019ve known.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Goldberg, the highly respected Silicon Valley entrepreneur and chief executive of online questionnaire company SurveyMonkey died suddenly on Friday, according to MSN News.\u00a0The 47-year-old father of two was also 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