[He should split expenses with Pruitt] Facebook Spent $20 Million on Relatable Guy Mark Zuckerberg's Bodyguards, Flights Since 2015
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-spent-20-million-on-relatable-guy-mark-zucker-1825275700 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a personal security and private flight budget that likely eclipses that of anyone but the highest-profile celebrities and government officials, CNN reported on Saturday. Since 2015, Zuckerberg has spent around $20 million on security and travel, with the company dropping $5.8 million in 2016 and nearly $9 million last year, according to public filings. CNN reports that the company says the spending is necessary to address "threats to his safety arising directly as a result of his position as our founder, Chairman, and CEO" and that "We require these security measures for the company's benefit because of the importance of Mr. Zuckerberg to Facebook." The vast majority of this cost apparently goes to Zuckerberg's personal protective detail. Of the $8.9 million spent on Zuckerberg in 2017, CNBC reported, $7.3 million went to his home and travel security arrangement, which includes bodyguards. Sheryl Sandberg, the company's chief operating officer, received $2.3 million in "other compensation" for her own authorized security program. While it is not uncommon for executives to have such expenses covered by their companies, CNN noted, the scale of the spending may be atypical ... - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lau...@vortex.com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list https://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
