Meta’s Nick Clegg to Step Down, Will Be Replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan

Nick Clegg’s departure comes shortly before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Facebook's head of global policy communications, Nick Clegg, poses next to the CEO and co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, in Paris, France, on May 10, 2019. Yoan Valat/AFP via Getty Images

Meta’s Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said on Jan.2 that he is stepping down from his role at the social media giant after nearly seven years. He will be replaced by prominent Republican and longtime policy executive Joel Kaplan.

The announcement comes shortly before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office.