Alex Deve
CPO at The Athletic
- Role
- Chief Product Officer at The Athletic
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alex Deve
Product executive with 20+ years of experience leading consumer internet products at global scale. Most recently drove the future of social interaction at Meta, with a focus on messaging, sharing, and community. Scaled Facebook Stories to over 1 billion daily active users and led Messaging on the Facebook app. Blends deep product expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset, having founded and scaled a startup from concept to acquisition. Known for a relentless focus on execution, speed, and impact — from early innovation to global adoption. Passionate about building engaging, creator-friendly platforms that shape how people connect and express themselves.
Experience
Chief Product Officer
Oct 2025 — Present
Education
Lycee Henri Poincarre
Hypokhagne, Litterature
1993 — 1994
Université Paris-Sorbonne
Dropout, English
1994 — 1995
Skills
- Product Strategy
- Consumer Internet
- Search
- Social Media
- Blogging
- Entrepreneur
- Product Management
- Monetization
- Product Marketing
- Online Communities
- Digital Media
- Customer Acquisition
- Community Management
- Sem
- User Experience
- Mobile
- Localization
- Online Marketing
- Viral Marketing
- Internationalization
- Entrepreneurship
- Mobile Devices
- International Product Development
- Online Advertising
- Community Sites
- Ceos
- Start-Ups
- Strategy
- Digital Strategy
- Mobile Applications
- Strategic Partnerships
- Mobile Marketing
- Mobile Internet
- Web Analytics
- Mobile Advertising
- Content Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Management
- Digital Marketing
- Leadership
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