▁of ▁Law . ▁He ▁intern ed ▁at ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Star ▁Trib une ▁newspaper ▁while ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bla ke ▁School ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁major ing ▁in ▁history ▁and ▁government . ▁Gold berg ▁was ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ▁fan ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Career ▁Gold berg ▁worked ▁for ▁B ain ▁& ▁Company ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁college . ▁He ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁attend ▁law ▁school ▁but ▁instead ▁joined ▁Capit ol ▁Records , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁market ing ▁strategy ▁and ▁new ▁business ▁development . ▁He ▁founded ▁LA UN CH ▁Media ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁led ▁it ▁through ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁Y ahoo ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁quit ▁Y ahoo ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁joined ▁Ben chmark ▁Capital . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁Survey Mon key ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Gold berg ▁married ▁Sh ery l ▁Sand berg . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁children ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Men lo ▁Park , ▁California . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁and ▁Sand berg ▁were ▁active ▁phil anth rop ists , ▁signing ▁The ▁G iving ▁P ledge . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁mem orial s ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2