Facebook CEO an co-founder Mark Zuckerberg plans to cash in 99% of his Facebook shares to “advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation”.
This announcement comes after the birth of his daughter, Max, yesterday.
Writing on behalf of his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, the founder revealed this enormous commitment in an open letter to their newborn daughter.
“We will give 99% of our Facebook shares — currently about US$45 billion — during our lives to advance this mission,” Zuckerberg writes. Specifically, Zuckerberg and Chan will seek to further personalised learning, curing disease, connecting people and building strong [...]
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