Overview
- Mahoney starts Wednesday and will report directly to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
- He succeeds Jennifer Newstead, who departs for Apple in March after overseeing Meta's court win against the FTC effort to unwind Instagram and WhatsApp.
- Mahoney previously served as a senior legal executive at Microsoft and as deputy U.S. trade representative during President Donald Trump's first term.
- His mandate covers global litigation and compliance, including antitrust, data privacy, child-safety cases such as the New Mexico lawsuit, and EU Digital Services Act requirements.
- Meta's shares showed little movement following the announcement, signaling a muted market reaction.