Chris Cox

Chief Product Officer · Meta Platforms

Internet and Artificial IntelligenceMenlo Park, CA

Chief Product Officer of Meta Platforms, a role Cox has held from 2014 to 2019 and again since 2020. Cox joined the company in 2005 and was Vice President, Product from 2009 to 2014. Meta Platforms ranked No. 17 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Last reviewed: Oct 1, 2026

Chris Cox

Chief Product Officer Meta Platforms

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Chris Cox is Meta’s Chief Product Officer, a role Cox first held from 2014 to 2019 and returned to in 2020. Cox joined the company in 2005 and ran product as Vice President from 2009. Meta Platforms ranked No. 17 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

  • Chief Product Officer of Meta Platforms since 2020, and from 2014 to 2019.
  • Vice President, Product, 2009 to 2014.
  • Joined Meta in 2005.

Professional Journey

Cox earned a Bachelor of Science in symbolic systems, with a concentration in artificial intelligence, at Stanford University, and joined Meta in 2005.

Cox became Vice President of Product in 2009 and Chief Product Officer in 2014, left the role in 2019, and returned to it in 2020.

Education

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science, Symbolic Systems (concentration in artificial intelligence)