The Tech Leaders Podcast #38 - Steve Hatch – VP for Meta (formerly Facebook) in Northern Europe
The vice president for Meta's (formerly Facebook) northern Europe division Steve Hatch joins the show to explore all things neurodiversity and what’s in store for the social media platform. Steve is a media agency veteran and joined Facebook in 2013. Prior to that, Hatch became CEO of MEC in 2011, having been there since its formation as Mediaedge:cia following the merger of The Media Edge and CIA in 1998. He also held several planning and strategy roles at Young & Rubicam Group, PHD and DDB throughout the 1990s.
I had a great conversation with Steve to learn more about his experience transitioning from working in the media to Facebook. Tune in as we also explore dyslexia, neurodiversity, content moderation, having an open culture, building a Metaverse – and internet cafes.
Talking Points
- Dyslexia Awareness Week and Steve’s involvement with it (3:09)
- Steve’s career in advertising and key turning points (10:21)
- Transitioning from working in the media to Facebook (16:18)
- Working with Mark Zuckerberg (21:57)
- Building a neurodiverse team (25:31)
- Some exciting new technology and innovation projects at Facebook (29:59)
- The recent big outage across the Facebook network (34:51)
- Dealing with content moderation (38:04)
- What will Facebook look like in ten years time? (46:21)
- The advice Steve would give to his 21 year old self (49:26)
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