12 spouses who are lucky to be married to the most powerful women in Silicon Valley

The old saying goes: "behind every man stands a great woman." But thankfully we are in a more modern age now, one where women in Silicon Valley have risen to the highest peaks of the industry - in short, they are crushing it.

This has inevitably led to the rise of a new class of man, those who support their wives as they take the tech world by storm. While they may not be as famous as their wives are within the tech industry, these men work in a variety of other sectors that range from healthcare and law to rolling up their sleeves and helping out at home.

As Sheryl Sandberg once lovingly said of her late husband Dave, "The most important career choice you'll make is who you marry. I have an awesome husband, and we're 50/50."

Here are the spouses lucky enough to be married to Silicon Valley's most powerful women.