Meta says policy chief Joel Kaplan will leave in 2027

Axios reported on Oct. 20 that Joel Kaplan, Meta's chief global affairs officer, will leave next year after more than 15 years. Mark Zuckerberg told Axios that Kaplan has worked on virtually every tough issue Meta has faced for more than 15 years. Axios said Kaplan will stay through the midterms and into 2027, and that president Dina Powell McCormick will add external affairs while chief legal officer C.J. Mahoney gains policy duties. No Meta newsroom note was opened for this check, so the departure and the role changes rest on that Axios account of Zuckerberg's statement.