Nick Clegg leaves Meta global policy team after six years

Former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said Thursday he is stepping down from his role as president of Meta's global affairs and will be replaced by Republican stalwart Joel Kaplan. Clegg ceding his job to Kaplan, who served as deputy chief of staff for policy under then-president George W. Bush from 2006-2009, comes as Republican Donald Trump is set to return to the White House.

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Former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said Thursday he is stepping down from his role as president of Meta 's global affairs and will be replaced by Republican stalwart Joel Kaplan . ET Year-end Special Reads Why these three sectors look promising for investors in 2025 18 top stock picks for 2025 from 6 leading brokers Buying a home in 2025? Here's how property market can shape up Clegg joined Meta in late 2018 as the company grappled with the fallout of the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Clegg ceding his job to Kaplan, who served as deputy chief of staff for policy under then-president George W.

Bush from 2006-2009, comes as Republican Donald Trump is set to return to the White House. "As a new year begins, I have come to the view that this is the right time for me to move on," Clegg said in a Facebook post. "I hope I have played some role in seeking to bridge the very different worlds of tech and politics - worlds that will continue to interact in unpredictable ways across the globe.



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" Kaplan joined Facebook in 2011 as vice president of US public policy and went on to become second in command on the global policy team . Clegg said he will remain at Meta for several months while handing over the reins to Kaplan. "I'm grateful for everything you've done for Meta and the world these past seven years," Meta co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a reply posted below Clegg's announcement on Facebook.

"I'm excited for Joel to step into this role next given his deep experience and insight leading our policy work for many years.".