Katherine Losse

Katherine Losse is an American writer. Her memoir The Boy Kings: A Journey Into the Heart of the Social Network (Free Press, June 2012) is an account of her time as one of Facebook's first employees. While working at the social media company, her roles included customer support, international development, and ghostwriter for CEO Mark Zuckerberg.[1]

Since publishing her memoir, Losse has contributed essays on technology and culture to publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Dissent Magazine.[2] One of these essays was a critique of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In.[3] After the critique appeared in Dissent Magazine, Brandee Barker—former head of Facebook public relations, and part of the Lean In publicity campaign—messaged Losse, "There's a special place in hell for you." Losse publicly posted a picture of the message, which was picked up by a number of media outlets.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://books.simonandschuster.com/Boy-Kings/Katherine-Losse/9781451668254
  2. ↑ http://www.katelosse.tv/writing/
  3. ↑ http://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/feminisms-tipping-point-who-wins-from-leaning-in
  4. ↑ http://gawker.com/5992636/theres-a-special-place-in-hell-for-you-sandberg-publicist-messages-to-harsh-lean-in-reviewer
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