Justin Osofsky
Justin Osofsky is a technology executive who spent about 18 years at MetaMetaMeta (Meta Platforms, Inc.) is a publicly listed American technology company, renamed from Facebook in 2021, that operates social communication, digital advertising, virtual reality, smart glasses and artificial intelligence businesses.Open the full entry (formerly Facebook), serving as chief operating officer of Instagram and as Meta’s chief partnerships officer. In October 2026 he joined the AI cloud company Nscale as chief operating officer.
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Before 2008Harvard Studies and McKinsey
Osofsky earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private research university in Massachusetts, established by the Massachusetts Bay Colony legislature in 1636 and named in 1639 for early benefactor John Harvard. Its principal campuses are in Cambridge and the Allston and Longwood neighborhoods of Boston. It includes Harvard College, graduate and professional schools, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Two governing boards share oversight. Alan M. Garber was president as of October 2026, and the endowment stood at $56.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025.Open the full entry and holds a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Before joining Facebook, he was an engagement manager at McKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey & Company is a management consulting firm headquartered in New York, United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey and, after Marvin Bower established its “professional service” principles, grew into one of the largest pure consulting firms in the world; as of October 2026 it has more than 100 offices in over 50 countries and about 40,000 employees. It has also repeatedly faced regulatory investigations and public criticism over episodes such as its work with Enron, a former leader’s insider trading case, and its consulting for opioid manufacturers.Open the full entry.[1][2]
June 2008Joining Facebook
In June 2008, Osofsky joined Facebook. At the company he was responsible for media partnerships and for several years served as vice president of global operations, a role that, according to MarTech, covered much of Facebook’s safety and security work; he also led the group serving small and medium-sized businesses.[3][4][1]
June 2019Becoming COO of Instagram
February 2023Expanded Sales and Partnerships Remit at Meta
In February 2023, Meta announced that Osofsky, then head of online sales, operations and partnerships, would expand his remit to include revenue generation and SMB sales and operations while continuing to oversee the content partnerships team, reporting to COO Javier Olivan.[5]
October 2026Becoming COO of Nscale
Osofsky’s last position at Meta was chief partnerships officer. In October 2026, AI cloud company Nscale announced his appointment as chief operating officer, reporting directly to founder and CEO Josh Payne.[6][1]
According to the company announcement, at Nscale he is responsible for operational cadence and cross-functional execution, overseeing teams including people, EMEA and APAC, commercial, communications, marketing, policy, and M&A.[2]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Nscale: Official website: https://www.nscale.com/ (opens in a new window)[2]
Sources
- Nscale Names Meta's Justin Osofsky as COO for Global Scale (opens in a new window)
- Nscale Appoints Tech Industry Veteran Justin Osofsky as Chief Operating Officer (opens in a new window)
- Facebook’s Justin Osofsky Is the New COO at Instagram (opens in a new window)
- Instagram recruits Facebook VP Justin Osofsky as next COO (opens in a new window)
- Meta Chief Business Officer stepping down (opens in a new window)
- Nscale hires Meta's Justin Osofsky as COO (opens in a new window)