The face behind Facebook

Now amongst the most affluent and (1) **influential** one hundred people in the world, Mark Zuckerberg is the CEO and co-founder of Facebook, truly a (2) **self-made** millionaire who according to most sources, is worthy of his (3) **prestigious** reputation. Zuckerberg was never a (4) **run-of-the-mill** success. He excelled at school due to his (5) **prodigious** intelligence and won prizes in maths, astronomy, physics and classics. At middle school he began using computers and by the time he entered the (6) **prestigious** Harvard University, he had already gained a reputation as an (7) **up-and-coming** computer programmer. Facebook began as a university scheme, but when he realised its potential, he dropped out to concentrate solely on developing the (8) **burgeoning** project. Today Zuckerberg is one of the wealthiest people on the planet.