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Gene Alston, Facebook
VP, Commerce Business and Operations
Gene is responsible for the global business and operations teams for Facebook's Commerce initiatives. Gene joined Facebook in 2017 to lead the GMS Partnerships team and prior to that he spent his career in roles spanning payments, commerce and digital marketing at PayPal, Groupon and Pinterest. Gene is a Navy vet and has a JD/MBA from UCLA and a BS from the University of Washington. He’s also a very proud Dad of three kids and lives in the Bay Area with his family.
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