Interview: Javier Olivan, Facebook

Facebook began in 2004 as an online social networking service for students at Harvard University. Since then, it has grown into a global enterprise worth over $200 billion, with more than 1 billion active users. In July 2014, the company launched Internet.org, with telecom and other industry partners, in an effort to broaden access to the Web and develop more efficient and cheaper technology. In a recent e-mail conversation with AQ editors, Javier Olivan, Facebook’s vice president of growth, described how the initiative is faring in Latin America, and why greater connectivity in the region...

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