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Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Meta, talks about India’s significance for the company, the Jio partnership and the importance of more women being in tech

- Sourav Majumdar, Abhik Sen and Vidya S

Sheryl Sandberg knows India well. Arguably the most well-known female leader in the tech space, the Meta COO spent time in India—which happens to be one of Mark Zuckerberg led Meta’s largest markets—when she was with the World Bank early in her career. But Sandberg, 52, is much more than a global tech leader; she has talked about the need for more women leaders in tech and the importance of retaining women in the workforce. In an exclusive interaction with Business Today’s Sourav Majumdar, Abhik Sen and Vidya S., she talks about the India story, the country’s place in the Meta scheme of things, its partnership with Jio and gender diversity. Edited excerpts:

Q: What was the rationale behind rebranding Facebook Inc. to Meta? Why has the organisation undertaken it now?