Ruchi Sanghvi

By admin , 16 March 2026
Ruchi
Sanghvi
Female
Description

The first female engineer hired by Facebook, Sanghvi later founded her own company, Cove, in 2011, alongside two co-founders. Dropbox acquired Cove in 2012, and Sanghvi joined Dropbox as VP of Operations, a role she held until October 2013.

In 2016, she established South Park Commons, a residential and professional tech space that functions similarly to a hackerspace.

First Female Facebook Engineer
Date of Birth
1982
Ruchi Sanghvi
she/her

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