Zuckerberg named Commencement speaker
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, the social networking platform widely credited with transforming how almost 1.9 billion people interact, will be the featured speaker at the Afternoon Program of Harvard’s 366th Commencement on May 25. “Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership has profoundly altered the nature of social engagement worldwide. Few inventions in modern times can rival Facebook in its far-reaching impact on how people around the globe interact with one another,” said Harvard President Drew Faust. “And few individuals can rival Mark Zuckerberg in his drive to change our world through the innovative use of technology, as well as his commitment to advance science, enhance education, and expand opportunity through the pursuit of philanthropy. Harvard Commencement speaker Mark Zuckerberg asks Bill Gates for advice “I greatly look forward to welcoming Mark back to Harvard on Commencement day,” Faust continued. Born in White Plains, N.Y., in 1984, Zuckerberg grew up in nearby Dobbs Ferry....