A history of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal's relationship, from hiking on their first date to getting engaged

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• Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is engaged, People reported  in early February.
• The Facebook exec is engaged to Tom Bernthal, founder and CEO of the consulting firm Kelton.
• The couple were introduced by the brother of Sandberg's late husband, and started dating in the spring. 
• Sandberg revealed new details about her engagement on the Byers Market podcast.
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is engaged to Tom Bernthal, CEO and founder of an LA consulting firm, Kelton, People first reported on February 3.

Sandberg, 50, was previously married to SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg, who died in 2015 from heart-related causes. She has been public about dealing with grief, and in 2017 published a book about losing her husband and finding joy again with her children. Sandberg has two children from her marriage with Goldberg. 

Bernthal, 46, was previously married, and he has three children. Prioritizing their children was reportedly a common feature that bonded Sandberg and Bernthal when they were first introduced. 

Here's everything we know about the couple's relationship.

Sheryl Sandberg is chief operating officer of Facebook, and mother of two children.

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Sandberg split from boyfriend Bobby Kotick, CEO of Blizzard, after three years, People reported in May, but it's unclear when the couple actually ended their relationship.

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Source: People

Sandberg was introduced to Bernthal by Sandberg's brother-in-law, Rob Goldberg. Sandberg and Bernthal reportedly started dating sometime last spring.

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Source: People

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