Priscilla Chan has big week too

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Facebook billionaire's girlfriend Priscilla Chan
has Big Week too (and not because of Mark's
money.)
By Piper Weiss, Shine Staff  
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(Reuters)Mark Zuckerberg isn't the only one who's
had a big week. On Monday, Priscilla Chan, the
longtime partner of the 28-year-old Facebook
founder, earned her medical degree from a top
institution in the country, just days after
inspiring a revolution in organ donor access.
Also her boyfriend just turned his first job
into 21 billion dollars as of this morning, so
that's cool too.
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So far it's been a good month for Priscilla, the
Harvard alum, who met Zuckerberg at a campus frat
party almost a decade ago. On May 14, while the
tech world marked Zuckerberg's 28th
birthday, Chan was picking up her degree from
University of California, San Francisco's School
of Medicine, and even icing her degree with
membership into the exclusive National Medical
Honor Society.
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While her boyfriend's expertise seems to be in
working the market into a frenzy, Chan's
specialty is in pediatrics. Already, her medical
experience is saving lives on a large scale.
Earlier this month, Facebook launched a new
feature allowing users to add their
organ donation status to their profiles.
Zuckerberg credits the idea to Chan. "She's going
to be a pediatrician, so our dinner conversations
are often about Facebook and the kids that she's
meeting," Zuckerberg told ABC News. After a few
particularly heart-rending accounts of children
in need of organ transplants at her hospital,
Facebook's CEO developed the donor tool and
effectively enlisted more than 1,000 new donors
in a matter of days, according to Donor Life.
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It was a shift for Zuckerberg's brand, more often
linked to lawsuits and financial speculation than
saving lives. But 'Cilla,' as her boyfriend calls
her, is in many ways Facebook's better half. The
woman not so much behind the man, but running
parallel, with equally bold strides. It's a new
improved model for the so-called billionaire's
wife...make that partner.
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Despite rumors of an engagement two years ago,
Chan and Zuckerberg aren't married. That means
his big-time earnings today won't go directly
into her pocket. Not that she hasn't experienced
some perks. Living in low-key domesticity with
their dog, Beast, the 20-somethings recently
upgraded their digs to a 7 million Palo Alto
home with a massive kitchen and plenty of
privacy. They've also traveled to Vietnam
and Shanghai for romantic vacations (that
sometimes turn into work for Mark). If anything,
her boyfriend's IPO explosion could have been
more of a challenge than a boon. Chan reportedly
has strict rules about weekly work-free dates
where the couple can forget about Facebook.
Zuckerberg's recent investor campaign may have
put a dent in that routine.
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But overall, Zuckerberg's cash crop could only be
Priscilla's gains should the couple decide to
wed. If you ask Donald Trump, and unfortunately
someone at CNBC's Squawk Box did, Chan would walk
away with a chunk of change in the event of a
pre-nup free divorce (that's jumping the gun a
little, no?)
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If they divorced, says Trump, "she's hits the
jackpot like nobody...I could see the lawyers and
the lawsuit right now. Without her brilliant
decision-making, he would have never come
through. She advised him, she made dinner for
him, she's entitled to at least 10 billion."
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This is all assuming that Chan even wants to wed,
no less divorce, Zuckerberg. Not everyone thinks,
or dates, like Trump. For now, it seems Chan's
big concern is saving the lives of kids, and
that's probably one reason why her unfathomably
rich boyfriend loves her. As the world stares
slack-jawed at Zuckerberg's accomplishments, he's
doing the same with his girlfriend.
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After Priscilla earned her degree Monday, Mark
posted the following message for her on
Facebook. I'm so proud of you, Dr. Chan )  Yes,
that's a billion-dollar emoticon smile.
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Priscilla Chans good week just got better. On
Saturday, she got married to Mark
Zuckerberg. Facebook CEO changed his status on
his personal profile page to married. According
to the Associated Press, the 28-year-old
Zuckerberg and the 27-year old Chan exchanged
their vows at a small ceremony at the grooms
home in Palo Alto, Calif. There were fewer than
100 people at the event.
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