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Facebook lost a director to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in March. Here are the social network's 9 board members.

Facebook's board lost former American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in March.

Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg
  • Chenault said it was a " once-in-a-lifetime opportunity " to work with Buffett and Berkshire's other bosses.
  • Facebook has lost other directors in the past 18 months including the head of Netflix, the ex-CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and a former White House chief of staff.
  • The board, however, still boasts Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Peter Thiel, and Marc Andreessen.
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Facebook's board lost Kenneth Chenault, the head of General Catalyst and former American Express CEO, to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway earlier this year.

"I am stepping down from the board because I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work more closely with my friend Warren Buffett , the Berkshire Hathaway board and the management team," Chenault said in a March 13 statement .

The social network has replaced several other directors in the past 18 months: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings; Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Erskine Bowles, who served as White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton; and Jeffrey Zients, CEO of Cranemere and an economic adviser to Barack Obama during his presidency.

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Facebook's board still boasts CEO Mark Zuckerberg, operating chief Sheryl Sandberg, billionaire investor Peter Thiel, and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.

Here are its nine directors:

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Age: 36

Notable past and present roles: Facebook cofounder, CEO, and director (2004 - present); Facebook chairman (2012 - present); Chan Zuckerberg Initiative co-CEO (2015 - present)

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Age: 50

Notable past and present roles: Facebook chief operating officer (2008 - present); Facebook director (2012 - present); founder of LeanIn.Org (2013 - present); Google vice president of global online sales and operations (2001 - 2008); US Treasury chief of staff (1984 - 1991)

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Age: 52

Notable past and present roles: Facebook director (2005 - present); Founders Fund partner (2005 - present); PayPal CEO, chairman, and president (2000 - 2002)

Source: Facebook

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Age: 48

Notable past and present roles: Facebook director (2008 - present); Andreessen Horowitz general partner (2009 - present); eBay director (2008 - 2014); Hewlett-Packard director (2009 - 2015)

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Source: Facebook

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Age: 48

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Notable past and present roles: Facebook director (2019 - present); Paypal executive vice president of global sales (March 2020 - present); Chan Zuckerberg Initiative CFO (2017 - 2019); Paypal vice president and other senior positions (2011 - 2017)

Source: Facebook

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Age: 37

Notable past and present roles: Facebook director (February 2020 - present); Dropbox cofounder, CEO, and chairman (2007 - present);

Source: Facebook

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Age: 66

Notable past and present roles: Facebook director (March 2020 - present); McKinsey & Company senior partner (1992 - 2013); US Treasury CFO and COO (1997 - 2000); Cardinal Health director (2015 - present); Avon Products director (2013-2020)

Source: Facebook

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Age: 72

Notable past and present roles: Facebook lead independent director (2020 - present); Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr senior international counsel (2009 - present); US Treasury deputy secretary (2005 - 2009); Time Warner executive vice president of global public policy (2001 - 2005); Lehman Brothers managing director (1993 - 1997); US ambassador to Germany (1991 - 1993)

Source: Facebook

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Age: 57

Notable past and present roles: Facebook director (March 2020 - present); Este Lauder executive vice president and CFO (2012 - present); Ralph Lauren senior vice president and CFO (2005 - 2012); Limited Brands senior vice president (2002 - 2004)

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Source: Facebook

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