What was Sheryl Sandberg's role at Google?

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Sheryl Sandberg joined Google, Inc. in 2001 as general manager of its business unit. She soon became vice president of global online sales and operations. Sandberg was in charge of the development of AdWords and AdSense, both of which helped Google become a profitable company. In 2004 she was put in charge of Google’s for-profit philanthropy arm, Google.org.