In a letter to their daughter Max, Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan,
said the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will "join people across the world
to advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the
next generation."
"Our initial areas of focus will be personalized learning, curing
disease, connecting people and building strong communities," the proud
new parents wrote in the letter, which was posted to both of their
Facebook pages.
The new parents said they would provide more details "in the coming
months once we settle into our new family rhythm and return from our
maternity and paternity leaves." However, a Facebook filing with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today sheds more light on how
Zuckerberg plans to gradually donate his shares to the Chan Zuckerberg
Initiative.
"He has informed us that he plans to sell or gift no more than $1
billion of Facebook stock each year for the next three years," the
filing said. It added the Facebook co-founder and CEO plans to retain
his majority voting position in the company "for the foreseeable
future."
Explaining their big gift, Zuckerberg and Chan wrote to their daughter
they felt "a great responsibility to leave the world a better place for
you and all children. We wish you a life filled with the same love, hope
and joy you give us. We can't wait to see what you bring to this
world."
Zuckerberg didn't say when his daughter was born, however, the new
father made headlines recently when he announced his choice to take two
months of paternity leave once his daughter was born. Facebook has also
increased its leave for all new parents, giving fathers and same sex
couples the chance to take up to four months off to spend with their new
babies.
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