The faces of Facebook

As the company prepares to go public, here are some of the people behind the social media giant’s innovations in technology, management and policy.

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Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive Facebook, speaks during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., in October 2010. Zuckerberg is one of the world’s wealthiest individuals even before Facebook has gone public.

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Sheryl Sandberg, is the chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook. In this photo, Sandberg speaks during the DLD (Digital Life Design) Conference in Munich, on Jan. 24. Sandberg joined Facebook in March 2008, after six years serving as vice president of global online sales and operations for Google.

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Facebook CFO David Ebersman, right, looks on as Facebook Director of Global Real Estate John Tenanes speaks during a news conference at the Menlo Park city council chambers in February 2011 in Menlo Park, Calif. Prior to joining Facebook in 2009, Ebersman was the vice president and chief financial officer at Genentech.

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Elliot Schrage is the president of global communications, marketing and public policy for Facebook. Schrage joined Facebook in 2008 after serving as vice president for corporate communications and public affairs for Google. In this photo, Schrage, while still working for Google, testifies before a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on Capitol Hill in February 2006.

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Dan Rose is vice president of partnerships and platform marketing at Facebook. In this photo, Rose addresses the audience during the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum in January 2011 in Munich. Rose joined Facebook in 2006 after spending seven years at Amazon.com, where he worked on the incubation and development of the Amazon Kindle.

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Facebook Vice President of Engineering Mike Schroepfer speaks onstage at Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011 held in September 2011 in San Francisco. Schroepfer joined Facebook in 2008 after serving as the lead developer of the popular Firefox Web browser.

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Facebook's chief technology officer, Bret Taylor, speaks to reporters during a "Timeline Apps" launch event at "25 Lusk" restaurant in San Francisco on Jan. 18. Taylor, the co-founder of FriendFeed and initial product manager of Google Maps, joined Facebook when the social media giant acquired FriendFeed in 2009.

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Facebook attorney Ted Ullyot talks to reporters in Seattle on Jan. 26 about a new legal strategy to combat a scam affecting Facebook users. Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna looks on at left. Ullyot began his career as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and has since served in the White House during the George W. Bush administration. Prior to joining Facebook, he was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the District.

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