SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg Dies

imageDave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey, suddenly died on May 2.

Goldberg, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg’s husband, was 47. A successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and technology and music industry executive, he had joined SurveyMonkey in April 2009.

The announcement was given by his brother Robert Goldberg on Facebook. The causes of the death were not disclosed.

The company released a short statement:

We are deeply saddened to announce that Dave Goldberg passed away suddenly last night.
Dave’s genius, courage and leadership were overshadowed only by his compassion, friendship and heart.
His greatest love was for his family. Our sympathy goes out to them and to all who were touched by this extraordinary man. We are all heartbroken.

FinSMEs

03/05/2015

Update: 05/05/2015
Goldberg repoetedly died after a hotel gym accident.

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