Julie Zhuo
Former VP of product design at Facebook; author of The Making of a Manager; co-founder of Sundial.
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- Julie Zhuo spent nearly 14 years at Facebook, starting as its first intern in May 2006 and rising to vice president of product design; on her own blog she says she headed product design for the Facebook app for many years.
- She wrote The Making of a Manager (2019) and the newsletter The Looking Glass.
- In 2021 she co-founded Sundial, a data analytics start-up, with Chandra Narayanan; Meta bought Sundial in October 2026.
Key facts
- First intern, May 2006; later vice president of product design; left after nearly 14 years2
- Facebook (her account)
- Joined as employee ~100 and headed product design for the Facebook app for many years1
- Sundial
- Co-founded in 2021 with Chandra Narayanan; bought by Meta, reported 23 October 20264
- After Facebook
- Co-founded Inspirit, an advisory firm for fast-scaling tech companies, with Chandra Narayanan3
- Book
- The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You (2019)2
- Education
- Computer science, Stanford University2
Roles
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Facebook's first intern in May 2006, later vice president of product design; nearly 14 years source on Meta
Links
Sources
- About, The Looking Glass (her newsletter) (opens lg.substack.com)
- Julie Zhuo, Wikipedia (opens en.wikipedia.org)
- Facebook VP of Product Design Julie Zhuo Leaving After 14 Years, Adweek (opens adweek.com)
- Meta acquires AI data platform Sundial, Crypto Briefing (23 October 2026, citing Axios) (opens cryptobriefing.com)
- Julie Zhuo (home page) (opens juliezhuo.com)
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