Javier Olivan (Spanish Chief Growth Officer) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Chief Growth Officer, VP of Cross-Meta Products, Infrastructure at Meta
Nationality	Spanish
Date of Birth	01/01/1977
Age	49 years
Birthplace	Sabiñánigo, Huesca, Spain

Latest News about Javier Olivan

01/01/2025

Meta Platforms underwent a major reorganization in January 2025, during which Javier Oliván, the Chief Operating Officer, took on oversight of the business operations for the Reality Labs division. This division focuses on virtual reality, augmented reality, and related hardware products like Quest headsets. The change expands Oliván's responsibilities in managing Meta's key growth areas amid ongoing investments in metaverse technologies.

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Bio/Wiki

Nickname(s)	Javi
Full Name	Javier Oliván López

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	Bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain Master’s degree in Automatic Engineering & Industrial Electronics from University of Navarra, Spain (1995-2000) Master of Business Administration at Stanford University, US (2005-2007)

Personal Life

Resides with his family in Palo Alto, California.
Fluently speaks Spanish, English, German, French, and Japanese.

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Father	Florian Olivan Gavin
Mother	María Pilar (retired teacher)
Children	He has two children.

Career

Highlights	Became Chief Growth Officer at Meta in August 2022 Joined Meta in October 2007 as Head of International Growth Became Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Meta in June 2022 Oversaw user adoption, product analytics, internationalization efforts, UX research, data science, and content strategy at Meta As part of a reorganization in January 2025, began overseeing the business operations of the Reality Labs division at Meta Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Meta Platforms since August 2022, succeeding Sheryl Sandberg As a founding member of the growth team, oversaw the company's international expansion into new markets and languages Oversees tens of thousands of employees, almost all new product rollouts, and the company's trust and safety efforts Instrumental in Mark Zuckerberg's decision to acquire WhatsApp in 2014 Mastermind behind Facebook's explosive global growth and helped facilitate the firm's WhatsApp acquisition Helped see Meta's Internet.org and Facebook Lite projects over the finish line Filed a disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealing he holds about $35 million worth of restricted stock units

Highlights

Became Chief Growth Officer at Meta in August 2022
Joined Meta in October 2007 as Head of International Growth
Became Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Meta in June 2022
Oversaw user adoption, product analytics, internationalization efforts, UX research, data science, and content strategy at Meta
As part of a reorganization in January 2025, began overseeing the business operations of the Reality Labs division at Meta
Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Meta Platforms since August 2022, succeeding Sheryl Sandberg
As a founding member of the growth team, oversaw the company's international expansion into new markets and languages
Oversees tens of thousands of employees, almost all new product rollouts, and the company's trust and safety efforts
Instrumental in Mark Zuckerberg's decision to acquire WhatsApp in 2014
Mastermind behind Facebook's explosive global growth and helped facilitate the firm's WhatsApp acquisition
Helped see Meta's Internet.org and Facebook Lite projects over the finish line
Filed a disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealing he holds about $35 million worth of restricted stock units

Social Media

LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierolivan

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Javier grew up paragliding in the Pyrenees mountains.
2. He was honored with the Premios Nacionales de Fin de Carrera de Educación Universitaria award.
3. Javier participated in an entrepreneurial program in Vulcanus, Japan in 2001.
4. He was awarded the Rafael del Pino Excellence Scholarship at Stanford University.
5. Javier is recognized for translating Facebook into 100+ languages and creating the 'lite' version of the app.
6. He resides with his family in Palo Alto, California.
7. Javier can fluently speak Spanish, English, German, French, and Japanese.
8. He developed a Spanish-language version of Facebook known as Nosuni.
9. Javier occasionally enjoys a drink.
10. He was recognized as a Henry Crown Fellow by the Aspen Institute in 2014.
11. He is on the board of the non-profit Endeavor Global.
12. He rarely uses Facebook or Instagram personally despite his role
13. Described as 'super-low-ego' and 'humble' by colleagues

Javier Olivan Chief Growth Officer, VP of Cross-Meta Products, Infrastructure at Meta Spanish Sabiñánigo, Huesca, Spain