Adam Mosseri

Mosseri was born and raised in Chappaqua, New York. He attended New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study to learn about media and information design.[1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in information design in 2005.[2][3]

In 2003, while studying at NYU, Mosseri started his own design consultancy called Blank Mosseri, which focused on graphic, interaction, and exhibition design.[4] His company had offices in New York and San Francisco.[5] In 2007, he joined TokBox as the company's first designer.[1][6]

Mosseri joined Facebook as a product designer in 2008.[1] In 2009, Mosseri became a product design manager, and in 2012 became the design director for the company's mobile apps.[6][7] From 2012 to 2016, Mosseri oversaw Facebook's News Feed section, and from 2016 to May 2018 served as vice president of product for Facebook.[6][8][9] During his tenure at Facebook, he additionally oversaw Facebook Home, the company's unsuccessful attempt at bringing a mobile homescreen to Android devices.[10][11]

After the 2016 presidential election, Mosseri took it upon himself to become the spokesperson for Facebook's stance on "fake news."[2] During the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, Mosseri was one of the few Facebook executives who was vocal about Facebook's role in providing security and trustworthy news.[12]

In May 2018, Mosseri was hired as Instagram's vice president of product.[13] On October 1, 2018, Facebook announced that Mosseri would assume as the new head of Instagram,[14] following the resignation of the photo-sharing app's founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in September 2018.[1] Mosseri's title as head of Instagram differs from the title of former leadership as CEO as Facebook reserves CEO titles for company founders.[15][16][17] As company head, Mosseri is expected to hire a new executive team and oversee "all functions of the business".[18]

In 2015, Business Insider recognized Mosseri as a Facebook "Power Player."[19]

In 2017, Mosseri was a keynote speaker at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.[20][21]

In 2018, Mosseri spoke alongside Campbell Brown on behalf of Facebook's news features at Recode's Code Media conference.[22][23]

In 2020, he was listed in the Tech category of Fortune's '40 Under 40' list.[24]

Mosseri lives in San Francisco with his wife, Monica Mosseri. They have three sons.[4] The Mosseri family is active in local philanthropic causes including the Shanti Project.[25][26] Mosseri had dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship, as his father is Israeli.[27]