Ime Archibong

American businessperson

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Ime Archibong

Born|  (1982-01-01) January 1, 1982 (age 43)

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Education| Yale University (BS)
Stanford University (MBA)
Occupation| Businessperson
Board member of| Capital One

Ime Archibong (born January 1, 1982) is an American technology business executive. He is the vice president of product management and head of Messenger product at Meta Platforms, and one of the highest-ranking Black executives at Meta.[1][2] In 2015, he was a "40 Under 40: Tech Diversity in Silicon Valley" honoree.[3]

## Early life and education

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Ime Archibong was born on January 1, 1982, in Kansas City, Kansas. His parents are university professors and first-generation immigrants from Nigeria.[4] They lived in North Carolina for most of his upbringing.[5]

Archibong attended Yale University, where he double-majored in electrical engineering and computer science, obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree and was a member of Skull and Bones. He was on Yale's varsity basketball team from 1999 to 2003,[1] where he was team captain.[6]

After starting off his career at IBM, Archibong completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Stanford Graduate School of Business School.[1] He is an alumnus of Management Leadership for Tomorrow's MBA Prep program.[7] In 2016, Archibong participated in the Presidential Leadership Scholars program.[8]

## Career

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Archibong worked as a software engineer for IBM, initially focusing on storage research technology.[3][6] After deciding to shift his focus to business strategy, he pursued his MBA and moved into corporate strategy and advanced technology business development at IBM.[9]

In 2010, Archibong left IBM and joined the Facebook team as manager of strategic partnerships. His first role was in leading a global team that would build partnerships with other companies.[10]

Archibong has led Facebook's division focused on new product experimentation since its launch in 2019. The team is tasked with creating new apps for Meta. According to CNBC, Mark Zuckerberg regularly relies on Archibong when he comes up with ideas for special projects.[1] He helped create Internet.org, a product of Meta and an initiative that plans to connect the world to the internet.[11]

During the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, Archibong spoke to the Facebook team on his experience as a Black man in America. He notably made public posts on his personal Facebook regarding the same. He was considered the “unofficial leader” of the Black employee base.[1]

He has used his position at Meta to push for diversity and inclusion. He played a role in creating a resource group for Black employees and the Black Community Summit, a two-day event held for the company's Black employees. Currently, he has a team working on products that focus on racial justice.[1]

As of March 2023, Archibong is vice president of product management and head of the Messenger product at Meta.[12] He is also listed as an inventor on more than a dozen patents.[1]

## Board membership

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Archibong is a member of the board of directors at Capital One.[9]

## Nonprofit organizations

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Archibong has been involved with several nonprofit organizations, including Grace Science Foundation,[13] Unreasonable,[14] Live In Peace,[15] GLIDE,[16] and Girl Effect.[17]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Rodriguez, Salvador (July 12, 2020). "As Facebook's unofficial Black leader, Ime Archibong is pursuing racial justice while seeking the next big thing". CNBC. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
2. ^ Rodriguez, Salvador (May 23, 2020). "Mark Zuckerberg led Facebook to an all-time high this week — here's who runs the company with him". CNBC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
3. ^ a b Osuagwu, Prince (September 7, 2016). "Meet Ime Archibong; the Nigerian who runs things @Facebook". Vanguard.
4. ^ Martin, Will. "The 21 most powerful black and ethnic minority executives in the UK, USA, and Ireland". Business Insider. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
5. ^ Richardson, Nikita (January 16, 2015). "Ime Archibong: Facebook Exec Discusses What Startups Can Learn About Diversity From IBM". Fast Company.
6. ^ a b "Archibong '03 Found his Calling at Facebook". Yale University. February 10, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
7. ^ "MLT Rising Leader Spotlight: Ime Archibong - From Engineering to Strategic Partnerships at Facebook". Management Leadership for Tomorrow. October 1, 2015.
8. ^ Streett, Stephanie S.; Kuzmich, Holly (July 10, 2018). "Six Leaders Who Helped Move the World Forward in 2016". Medium. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
9. ^ a b Griset, Rich (March 2, 2021). "Capital One taps new board members from Facebook, Nike". Virginia Business. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
10. ^ Pham, Alex (January 7, 2013). "Facebook's Ime Archibong On 2013's Music Strategy, Timeline Grumbling". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
11. ^ Boorstin, Julia (April 14, 2016). "The man working to connect the world for Facebook". CNBC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
12. ^ blackentrepreneurprofile.com. "Ime Archibong". Black Entrepreneur & Executives Profiles. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
13. ^ "Ime Archibong". Grace Science Foundation. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
14. ^ "Ime Archibong — Unreasonable Mentor". Unreasonable Group. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
15. ^ "Our Team". Live In Peace. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
16. ^ "Board of Directors". GLIDE - San Francisco: serving the people of the Tenderloin and San Francisco since 1963. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
17. ^ Effect, Girl (September 23, 2022). "Who We Are - girleffect.org". girleffect.org. Retrieved December 9, 2023.