a pre-IPO roadshow this week, meeting with investors in New York, Boston and other cities to pitch the company's stock to potential investors.

Zuckerberg was on hand to talk to investors at the first roadshow stop in New York on Monday.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, wearing his classic hoodie sweatshirt, leaves New York City's Sheraton Hotel on Monday after making an appearance at the social network's IPO roadshow. (Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz)

The young CEO was criticized by some attendees for showing up to speak to some of the country's most influential and buttoned-down investors in jeans and a so-called "hoodie" sweatshirt. It was definitely not the suit and tie that the financial types are used to seeing corporate executives wear.

In a videotaped interview with , Michael Pachter, managing director with Wedbush Securities, said Zuckerberg's decision to wear his "signature hoodie ... is actually showing investors he doesn't care very much."