How tall is Sheryl Sandberg?

Sheryl Sandberg's listed height is 168 cm (5'6"). She is taller than about 71% of women in the United States.

Where 168 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 71% of women in the United States born in 1969 (average 164 cm).

About Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg is an American technology executive, philanthropist and writer, born on 28 August 1969 in Washington, D.C. Her full name is Sheryl Kara Sandberg. She graduated from Harvard University and later served as a research assistant to Lawrence Summers at the World Bank, and then as his chief of staff when he became Bill Clinton's United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Before joining Facebook, Sandberg was vice president of global online sales and operations at Google and was involved in its philanthropic arm Google.org. She was chief operating officer of Meta Platforms from 2008 to 2022. She is the first woman elected to Facebook's board of directors, and as head of the advertising business she has been credited with making the company profitable.

At a listed 168 cm (5'6"), Sandberg is the founder of LeanIn.Org. She was named in the Time 100 in 2012, and in March 2026 she joined the board of the British AI startup Nscale.

Frequently asked

How tall is Sheryl Sandberg in feet and inches? Sheryl Sandberg is 5'6" tall, which is 168 cm, 66.1 inches or 1.68 m.

Is Sheryl Sandberg tall for women in the United States? At 168 cm she is taller than about 71% of women in the United States born in 1969, whose average height is 164 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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