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10 Meta partnerships leaders
These ten Meta partnerships leaders have held director-level and senior director partnerships, alliances and business development roles at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Meta from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Yu
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director, Global Business Development Lead, AI, Assistant, Location · Meta
Sr Director, Global Business Development Lead, AI, Assistant, Location at Meta since December 2021, after serving as Sr Director/Global Lead AI Business Development at Meta from 2015 to 2021. Their profile says they lead Facebook AI/ML and emerging platform BD and partnerships. Before Meta they were Head of New Business Development and Technology Partnerships, Android at Google (2011–2015).
Alice Wei
LinkedInExperience: Director of Monetization Partnerships, Asia Pacific · Meta
Director of Monetization Partnerships, Asia Pacific at Meta since May 2025, after Director of Monetization Partnerships, Asia Pacific (Business Messaging) (2023–2025) and Director of Partnerships, Asia Pacific (Core Ads & Messaging) (2021–2023) there. Before that they were Head of Managed Platform Partnerships, Asia Pacific (APAC) at Facebook (2020–2021).
Andy Forsberg
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Alliances · Meta
Director, Strategic Alliances at Meta since February 2025. Their profile says they coordinate the broad relationship and product engagements between Meta and Microsoft, working with teams at both companies to make their platforms and products work together, including Meta's core Family of Apps.
Archit Gupta
LinkedInExperience: Director Corporate Business Development, AI & Robotics · Meta
Director Corporate Business Development, AI & Robotics at Meta since July 2021. At Microsoft they were Director, Strategic Partnerships in Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Research (2018–2021) and Senior Manager, Corporate Business Development and Strategic Partnerships - AI & Azure (2015–2018). Their profile describes identifying and executing growth opportunities through corporate business development.
Dan Lenan
LinkedInExperience: Director, Reality Labs & AI Partnerships · Meta
Director, Reality Labs & AI Partnerships at Meta since December 2025, after Director, AI Partnerships (2024–2025) and Director, Reality Labs & AI Partnerships - Wearables (2022–2024) there; their profile describes being single-threaded owner for the Wearable Partnerships Sales & Channel Group. Earlier they were Director, WhatsApp Partnerships & Business Development at WhatsApp (2018–2022).
Guillaume Thevenin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Partnerships, International · Meta
Director, Strategic Partnerships, International at Meta since December 2023, running cultural, talent and strategic partnerships for key international markets, and Director, Creator Partnerships Southern, Central and Eastern Europe at Meta since 2022. At Instagram they were Director, Instagram Partnerships Southern Europe (2021–2022) and worked in Strategic Partnerships - Southern Europe (2018–2021).
Iris Chae
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Partnerships · Meta
Director, Strategic Partnerships at Meta since March 2023, after working in Business Development & Partnerships at Meta from 2014 to 2023. Their profile says they lead and manage deals and partnerships with Facebook's most strategic partners in the mobile ecosystem. Earlier they were a Management Consultant at Accenture (2007–2012).
Karan Khara
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director & Head of BD & Partnerships · Meta
Managing Director & Head of BD & Partnerships at Meta since 2022 and Program Lead & Exec Sponsor, GenAI Accelerator since 2023, where their profile says they led the development and launch of a Llama-based agentic platform. Earlier at Meta they were Director & Head of SEA & South Asia Partnerships, Tech & Telco (2018–2022) and Head of Business Development & Partnerships, India & South Asia (2016–2018).
Moon Baz
LinkedInExperience: Director of Global Partnerships, Africa, Middle East and Turkey · Meta
Director of Global Partnerships, Africa, Middle East and Turkey at Meta since March 2025, a role the profile lists at Director level. Earlier at Meta they were Global Partnerships Lead, Africa, Middle East and Turkey (2022–2025), Head of Entertainment Partnerships, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (2021–2022) and Strategic Partner Manager (2019–2021).
Pearl Woon-Tai
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business Development · Meta
Director, Business Development at Meta since October 2015, where their profile describes building first-of-kind initiatives at Facebook across multiple product organizations. Before Meta they were Senior Director, Partnerships at Evernote (2012–2015) and held treasury services roles at J.P. Morgan, including CAO - Treasury and Securities Services, China (2010–2012).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's partnership area and region to your question, since AI, devices, creator, monetization and regional partnerships involve different counterparts. Check how long they have held the role and what they did before Meta, because that shapes which deals and periods they can speak to.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large platform decide which partnerships deserve executive attention?
- 02What does a partner need to bring for a deal with a big platform to move forward?
- 03How do regional partnerships teams balance global product priorities with local markets?
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