Ime Archibong

Ime Archibong (born January 1, 1982) is an American technology business executive. He is the vice president of product management and head of Messenger product at Meta Platforms, and one of the highest-ranking Black executives at Meta. In 2015, he was a "40 Under 40: Tech Diversity in Silicon Valley" honoree.

Early life and education Ime Archibong was born on January 1, 1982, in Kansas City, Kansas. His parents are university professors and first-generation immigrants from Nigeria. They lived in North Carolina for most of his upbringing.

Archibong attended Yale University, where he double-majored in electrical engineering and computer science, obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree and was a member of Skull and Bones. He was on Yale's varsity basketball team from 1999 to 2003,

After starting off his career at IBM, Archibong completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Stanford Graduate School of Business School. In 2016, Archibong participated in the Presidential Leadership Scholars program.

Career

Archibong worked as a software engineer for IBM, initially focusing on storage research technology.

In 2010, Archibong left IBM and joined the Facebook team as manager of strategic partnerships. His first role was in leading a global team that would build partnerships with other companies.

Archibong has led Facebook's division focused on new product experimentation since its launch in 2019. The team is tasked with creating new apps for Meta. According to CNBC, Mark Zuckerberg regularly relies on Archibong when he comes up with ideas for special projects.

During the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, Archibong spoke to the Facebook team on his experience as a Black man in America. He notably made public posts on his personal Facebook regarding the same. He was considered the “unofficial leader” of the Black employee base. He is also listed as an inventor on more than a dozen patents. Unreasonable, Live In Peace, GLIDE, and Girl Effect.