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My Take
Running Instagram is one of the most thankless executive jobs on earth, and Adam Mosseri does it in full public view. Born in New York, NYU-trained, and forged through the Facebook years, he sits at the controls of an app that shapes how billions share their lives. What I find compelling is his willingness to front the platform personally, answering for every controversial change rather than hiding behind a press team. That takes a particular kind of nerve. Whether you love or resent the algorithm, the person steering it deserves credit for owning the decisions in public. I rate his composure under fire highly.
Overview
Adam Mosseri (Hebrew: אדם מוסרי; born January 23, 1983) is an American-Israeli businessman and the head of Instagram. He formerly was an executive at Facebook, which owns Instagram.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adam Mosseri
- Name (Japanese)
- アダム・モッセーリ
- Reading
- あだむ・もっせーり
- Born
- January 23, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- New York University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.