Facebook Chief Technology Officer Makes ‘Difficult Decision’ to Step Down in 2022

Facebook Chief Technology Officer Makes ‘Difficult Decision’ to Step Down in 2022
A smartphone screen displays the logo of Facebook with a Facebook website in the background, in Arlington, Virginia, on April 7, 2021. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer has made the “difficult decision” to step down from his role, he announced Wednesday.

Schroepfer, who has worked for the social network for 13 years and oversees its work in artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, and the blockchain, said he will transition to a new part time role as Facebook’s first senior fellow at the company next year.

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