Executive Spotlight: Who Is Susan Li, Meta's Chief Financial Officer? (2027)
Susan Li is the Chief Financial Officer of Meta. She joined Facebook in 2008, rose through its finance organization to vice president of finance, and became CFO on November 1, 2022, succeeding Dave Wehner. Today she helps steer how Meta funds its AI infrastructure build-out.
This page covers public professional information only, drawn from Meta's own page and published coverage.
Current role and company
Meta's leadership page lists Susan Li as Chief Financial Officer. Fortune's 2026 Most Powerful Women profile, which ranked her No. 42, describes her as helping guide Meta through a major AI infrastructure build-out and as opening the door to outside financing and partnerships for data centers.
- CompanyMeta Platforms.
- TitleChief Financial Officer, per Meta's leadership page.
- CFO sinceNovember 1, 2022.
- At Meta since2008, when the company was still Facebook.
Career path
- Education. Fortune describes her as a Stanford University alumna.
- Morgan Stanley. Fortune's 2026 profile says she started her career at Morgan Stanley after Stanford.
- Joining Facebook. She joined in 2008, when Fortune says the startup's early staff were scattered across a few buildings in downtown Palo Alto.
- Vice president of finance. She held this role before being named CFO.
- Chief Financial Officer. She took over from longtime CFO Dave Wehner on November 1, 2022, per Fortune's 40 Under 40 profile.
What she is known for
- Internal rise. Fortune notes she spent about 14 years moving up through Meta's finance organization before becoming CFO.
- AI investment cycle. Fortune says she helped oversee nearly $70 billion in capital spending in 2025, as Meta pursued what the article calls one of the biggest investment cycles in its history.
- Financing data centers. The same profile says she has opened the door to outside financing and partnerships for data centers.
Leadership style and philosophy
The pages read for this profile contain no direct quotes from Li, and this page found no interviews or talks to quote from, so it does not characterize her leadership style.
Key numbers
Company-reported figures for Meta, with the period shown, as reported by Fortune and the Associated Press. They are Meta's, not Li's personal figures.
- 2025 revenuePassed $200 billion for the first time, per Fortune.
- 2025 capital spendingNearly $70 billion, per Fortune.
- Third quarter 2026 revenue$64.60 billion, up 26 percent from $51.24 billion a year earlier.
- Third quarter 2026 net income$9.86 billion, or $3.83 per share, including a $9.89 billion legal charge.
- 2026 capital expenditure outlookNarrowed to $135 billion to $145 billion.
- Fourth quarter 2026 revenue outlook$73 billion to $76 billion.
What to watch next
Worth tracking: how Meta funds its capital spending, including any outside financing for data centers, and whether spending lands within the 2026 range the company has given.
Questions people ask
Who is Susan Li?
She is the Chief Financial Officer of Meta, according to Meta's leadership page.
When did Susan Li become Meta's CFO?
Fortune reports she took over from Dave Wehner on November 1, 2022.
When did Susan Li join Meta?
She joined in 2008, when the company was still Facebook.
What did she do before becoming CFO?
She was Meta's vice president of finance, after starting her career at Morgan Stanley, per Fortune.
Where did Susan Li study?
Fortune describes her as a Stanford University alumna.
How much did Meta spend on capital projects in 2025?
Fortune says nearly $70 billion, and that she helped oversee it.
Sources
- Meta: Leadership page · Title and official headshot
- Fortune: Susan Li, Most Powerful Women 2026 · Career, 2025 revenue and capital spending, data center financing
- Fortune: Susan Li, 40 Under 40 (2022) · CFO succession date, joined 2008, education
- Associated Press via ClickOnDetroit: Meta third quarter 2026 results (Oct 21, 2026) · Quarterly revenue, net income, outlook
Facts were read from the linked pages on October 31, 2026, partly through a fetch tool that returns summaries, so confirm details on the original pages. The hero photo is Susan Li's official portrait from Meta's leadership page. This page covers public professional information only.
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