Name Mike Vernal | ||
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Born September 7, 1980 (age 43) ( 1980-09-07 ) Education Harvard University, AB magna cum laude and SM, Computer Science, 2002 | ||
How Sequoia Evaluates Market Size with Mike Vernal (Sequoia Capital)
Mike Vernal (born September 7, 1980) is a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, he was Vice President of Search, Local, and Developer products at Facebook.
Vernal joined Facebook in 2008 and was the co-creator of Facebook Login, Open Graph, and Facebook’s Mobile App Install Ads product. From 2009 to 2013, Vernal managed the Facebook Platform team and is credited with managing the Facebook Platform transition from desktop to mobile. After transitioning to his role as a Vice President at Facebook, Vernal told Fast Company magazine: "We’re focused on making Facebook a place you go to answer questions, to make better decisions, and to get a better understanding of the real world around you. That’s really the five-year vision.”
During his time at Facebook, he was considered among the “top executives” who ran the company.
Prior to Facebook, Vernal joined Microsoft in 2002, working as a product manager lead on the networking and Web services aspects of the .NET framework. He also served as a development lead on an early version of Windows Live Mesh. Vernal has been issued 26 U.S. patents, with 4 patent applications pending.
In 2016 after eight years at Facebook Vernal announced his plans to leave Facebook. In May 2016 he joined Sequioa Capital, a venture-capital specializing in technology startups.