Priscilla and Mark Zuckerberg welcome their first child
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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla are on cloud 9. They welcomed their first child, a baby girl, whom they named Max into the world. The new parents announced her arrival on Facebook. They also announced that they plan to give away 99% of their $45 billion personal fortune.
Here are a few highlights of the announcement.
- Mark Zuckerberg, 31, and his wife Priscilla, 30, announced the birth of their baby girl, Max, at around 4 pm EST on Tuesday.
- The couple also revealed plans to give away the vast majority of their private wealth to charity.
- The couple will donate 99% of their Facebook shares – currently valued at $45 billion – to the work of a new charity: The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative.
- The pledge was backed by a formal SEC filing which revealed Zuckerberg will not give away more than $1billion each year for the next three years.
- He will also retain his majority shareholder position on all decisions relating Facebook in ‘the foreseeable future’.
- The couple also posted a touching first picture of baby Max alongside the pledge.
- Newborn is wrapped in a white and red Aden And Anais swaddle cloth with cartoon caterpillars, held by her father as her doting mother supports her.
- Zuckerberg will now take two months of paternity leave to support his wife in the early weeks of their daughter’s life.
Image: www.businessinsider.com
The couple through the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative plan to encourage medical research. The couple has mentioned in their letter/pledge that more money is spent on treating people who are ill and less on medicine research. With the help of this initiative, the couple plans to promote medical research. Another aim of the initiative will be to promote equality among the children of the next generation.
Content source: dailymail.co.uk
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