The Facebook founder announced on Tuesday that he and wife
Priscilla Chan welcomed a baby girl named Max. To celebrate the arrival of
their newest family member, the 31-year-old billionaire and his wife penned a
touching letter to their daughter and also made a major philanthropic
announcement: In honor of their newborn baby girl, Mark and Priscilla
"will give 99% of our Facebook shares--currently about $45 billion--during
our lives to join many others in improving this world for the next
generation."
In Mark and Priscilla's heartfelt open letter to Max, the
pair expressed their hopes that, "Like all parents, we want you to grow up
in a world better than ours today." They also laid out some ways they hope
all of us can work together to accomplish their mission--"advancing human
potential and promoting equality" for future generations; The Chan
Zuckerberg Initiative will work towards accomplishing the philanthropic
initiatives outlined in the letter to Max.
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