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Sarah Wynn-Williams
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Sarah Wynn-Williams is a New Zealand lawyer, public policy adviser and author, formerly Director of Public Policy at Facebook.
Biography
Sarah Wynn-Williams (born 1979 or 1980) is a New Zealand lawyer, public policy adviser, and author. She served as a Director of Public Policy at Facebook before leaving the company. Her work and experience at the intersection of law, public policy and technology inform her writing and public commentary.
Her memoir Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism was released in 2025 over Facebook's objections. The book recounts her time at Facebook, describing encounters with world leaders, trips on private jets, accounts of misogyny and double standards, the challenges of working motherhood within the company, and the company’s role in political events including Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction to Facebook’s involvement in the 2016 US election.
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Books by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Careless People
Careless People (2025) is a memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams that exposes Facebook’s internal culture through accounts of private jets and world leaders, misogyny and double standards, working motherhood, and the company’s role in politics, including Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction to Facebook’s part in the 2016 US election.