Meta’s Joel Kaplan Plans to Leave in 2027

Meta chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan plans to leave the company in 2027, after remaining through the November 3 U.S. midterm elections, a Meta spokesperson said. The company has not named a successor to Kaplan, who has spent about 15 years at Meta. As part of the transition, Meta President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick will add external affairs to her responsibilities, the company said. Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney is also expected to take on policy duties, according to a report cited in the supplied material. The full allocation of Kaplan’s responsibilities has not been announced. Kaplan said in a post on X that he wanted to spend more time with his family and catch his breath. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Kaplan had worked on virtually every difficult issue the company faced during his tenure, according to a statement reported in the source material. Powell McCormick became Meta’s president and vice chairman on January 12, 2026. The company said her portfolio included strategy, infrastructure investments and capital partnerships; external affairs is an addition to those responsibilities. Kaplan joined Meta in 2011 to lead its U.S. policy...