About Our Products

Messenger

More than a billion people trust Messenger to connect and share in the moment. Messenger is both a communication service that enables people to message on Facebook and Instagram, and a standalone app for people who want quick access to meaningful conversations with their friends, family, communities or creators they want to be closer to.

On Messenger, anyone can customize their chat with themes and emojis, show their reactions, share photos and videos, make audio and video calls and much more. Beyond connecting with friends, it has also become a thriving place for businesses, creators and communities to connect with each other and the things they love. We work hard to make Messenger a trusted and fun messaging experience regardless of which device, platform or Meta experience you choose to use.

Messenger Kids

Messenger Kids is a free video calling and messaging app designed for kids to connect with close friends and family from their tablet or smartphone. Group or one-on-one video calls with loved ones are more fun with interactive masks, reactions and sound effects. Parents manage the contact list and decide who can connect with their children. Messages don’t disappear and can’t be hidden in case parents would like to check in. Messenger Kids allows kids to message and video call using Wi-Fi so they don’t need a phone number.

Leadership

Loredana Crisan

VP of Messenger

Loredana Crisan is the head of Messenger at Meta. In this role, Loredana leads her team in developing innovative experiences for Messenger’s more than one billion users and pushing the boundaries in modern-day communication. Previously, Loredana was the VP of Meta’s messaging experiences at Messenger and Instagram where she led the strategy and launch of the new Messenger experience on Instagram including cross-app communication between the two apps, and the introduction of new expression and safety features in Messenger’s end-to-end encrypted surfaces. She also led Messenger's design, brand and research teams who were responsible for Messenger’s redesign and rebranding in 2018 and 2020. Prior to Messenger, Loredana led brand and mobile design at Indiegogo where she spearheaded the release of Indiegogo's native apps as well as the launch of Indiegogo's charitable fundraising site, Generosity. Loredana grew up in Romania, and she studied piano and music composition at the National Music University in Bucharest.

Ime Archibong

VP of Product for Messenger

Ime Archibong is the VP of Product for Messenger, overseeing all teams responsible for building Messenger products, features, and experiences. Previously, Ime was Head of New Product Experimentation (NPE) at Meta, where he led a R&D organization responsible for testing new product bets for Meta. Prior to this, Ime served as Meta’s VP of Product Partnerships and his career began at IBM as a software engineer. He is a listed inventor on more than a dozen technical patents, holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He serves on the board of Capital One and a few nonprofits focused on local community, education, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Rish Tandon

VP of Engineering for Messenger

Rish Tandon is the VP and Head of Engineering for Messenger and is responsible for driving the technical strategy of the Messenger product, and Messaging and Calling experiences across Messenger, Instagram, and Facebook. Rish is an industry veteran having led consumer and enterprise products at Microsoft, Amazon, and Expedia. He also has deep expertise in building large scale communication and collaboration products. As Head of Engineering for Microsoft Teams, he scaled the product from v1 to the largest enterprise communication and collaboration application on the planet. At Amazon, Rish was the General Manager of Amazon’s shopping app for iOS and Android. Rish has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from USC Viterbi school of Engineering. He also serves on the board of Pratham – A non profit dedicated to bringing education to underprivileged kids in India.

Raphaël Grignani

VP of Design for Messenger

Raphaël Grignani is VP of Messenger Design. At Meta, he leads a multi-disciplinary team working on all things messaging. Over the past few years, Raphael contributed to launching Click to Messenger ads, Facebook Assistant, Messenger Rooms, and Live Audio Rooms amongst others. Previously, Raphael lead the Growth and Monetization design teams at Pinterest and cofounded/CEOed Jauntful a technology and content startup that allowed people to create shareable, printable guides to the cities they love. Raphael started his career at Nokia Advanced Design team where he designed products and services 15 years into the future. Raphael co-founded the IxDA Interaction Awards to document and celebrate contemporary software and service design. Raphael grew up in Paris and holds a Master of Art in product and strategic design from Aalto University in Helsinki.

Mike Winters

VP of Analytics and Research for Messenger

Mike Winters is the VP of Analytics and Research for Messenger at Meta. In this role, Mike supports teams of Data Science, Data Engineering, and User Research. These groups are responsible for measuring how people and businesses use our products and how we can improve them. With over a decade of experience in Messenger, Mike has helped guide product development from initial launch in 2011, through rapid growth to more than one billion users, and continual innovation in messaging and calling. Prior to Messenger, Mike worked in Facebook’s product growth team, contributing to product development across Instagram, Facebook, and Meta’s developer community. Mike has a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles.