Sheryl Sandberg’s Husband & SurveyMonkey’s CEO Dave Goldberg, dies suddenly

Dave Goldberg – a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, CEO SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg died last night due to unknown causes. Robert Goldberg – David’s brother, broke the news of his death on his Facebook account an hour ago which was soon filled with memories and condolences. It was sudden and unexpected death which left his family in shock and sadness.

Dave and Sheryl had two children together from their 10 years of marriage. Together they were known as one of the Silicon Valley’s most powerful couple.

Robert Goldberg wrote in his Facebook post,

“It’s with incredible shock and sadness that I’m letting our friends and family know that my amazing brother, Dave Goldberg, beloved husband of Sheryl Sandberg, father of two wonderful children, and son of Paula Goldberg, passed away suddenly last night. In this time of sorrow, we mourn his passing and remember what an amazing husband, father, brother, son and friend he was. No words can express the depth of loss we feel, but we want his children to learn how much he meant to all of you. In lieu of donations, we want to celebrate his life in a manner that respects the family’s privacy as they cope with this tragic, life changing event: Sheryl, their children, and our family would be grateful if people would post their memories and pictures of Dave to his Facebook profile.”

Dave dropped out of law school and passed on good job opportunities to start his own venture – Survey Monkey in the Internet bubble days. He started out with 14 employees and expanded to 500 employees, creating 90 million completed surveys in a month in 60 languages with over 25 million customers. SurveyMonkey was thriving fast with a valuation made at $2 Billion last year.

The reasons for his death are still undetermined but we will update you with the latest news as soon as we get one. Keep following TechJuice.