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Hard Fork · Friday, October 23, 2026

Meta Global Policy Chief Joel Kaplan Stepping Down After 15 Years

Aaron Griffith shares that Meta's global policy chief, Joel Kaplan, is leaving the company after 15 years and will be replaced by former Goldman Sachs banker Dina Powell McCormick.

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“Joel Kaplan, Meta's global policy chief, is leaving the company after 15 years.”
Aaron Griffith
“By the way, what trucked me was that he's being replaced by Dina Powell McCormick, who has been there for, I think she gets a new job every month there.”
Max Reed
Heard on Hard Fork — “What’s the Deal With Billy Evans? A Spoiler-Filled Guide to ‘You Can See Everything’”, published Friday, October 23, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Meta Global Policy Chief Joel Kaplan Stepping Down After 15 Years — Heardvine