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For the children's book author, see Marissa Meyer.
Marissa Mayer
Born
Marissa Ann Mayer

(1975-05-30) May 30, 1975 (age 49)
Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
Occupation(s)President & CEO, Yahoo![1]
Computer programming instructor, Stanford University
Employer(s)Yahoo
Stanford University
Board member ofSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Ballet, New York City Ballet, Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum, and Walmart[2]
SpouseZachary Bogue (2009–present)[3]

Marissa Ann Mayer (born on May 30, 1975) is an American business executive and the president and CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Previously, she was a long-time executive and key spokesperson for Google.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

After graduating from Wausau West High School in 1993,[7] Mayer was selected by Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson as one of the state's two delegates to attend the National Youth Science Camp in West Virginia.[8] Mayer is of Finnish descent.[9]

Mayer graduated with honors from Stanford University with a B.S. in symbolic systems and an M.S. in Computer Science. For both degrees, she specialized in artificial intelligence. In 2009, the Illinois Institute of Technology granted Mayer an honoris causa doctorate degree in recognition of her work in the field of search.[10]

Career and honors

Mayer joined Google in 1999 as employee number 20 and was the company's first woman engineer.[11][12] During her 13 years with the company, she was an engineer, designer, product manager, and executive. Mayer held key roles in Google Search, Google Images, Google Books, Google Product Search, Google Toolbar, iGoogle, Google News and Gmail. She also oversaw the layout of Google's famous, unadorned search homepage.[13][14] In her final years with Google, she was Vice President of Local, Maps, and Location Services and, before that, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience.[15]

Her interview of Lady Gaga in the Musicians@Google series drew almost two millions views.[16]

Prior to joining Google, Mayer worked at the UBS research lab (Ubilab) in Zurich, Switzerland, and SRI International in Menlo Park, California.[17]

Mayer was named to Fortune magazine's annual list of America's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.[18] She was ranked 50, 44, 42 and 38, respectively. In 2008, at age 33, she was the youngest woman ever listed.

Mayer was named one of Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year in 2009.[19]

On July 16, 2012, Mayer was appointed President and CEO of Yahoo!, effective the following day. She is also a member of the company's board of directors.[20]

Personal life

Mayer married Zach Bogue in 2009.[21] On the same day Yahoo! announced her hiring, Mayer revealed that she and her husband were expecting a baby boy in October 2012.[22]

References

  1. ^ Womack, Brian (October 12, 2010). "Google Executive Marissa Mayer Takes New Role in Location, Local Services". bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Walmart Board of Directors Nominates New Candidate - Marissa Mayer to stand for election at Walmart's 2012 Annual Shareholders' Meeting". Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Vogue: The Bride Wore Snowflakes
  4. ^ Mayer, M. (2008). "Innovation, design, and simplicity at google". ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. 40: 199. doi:10.1145/1352322.1352205.
  5. ^ Holson, Laura (March 1, 2009). "Putting a Bolder Face on Google". The New York Times. p. BU-1.
  6. ^ Stone, Brad (July 16, 2012). "Marissa Mayer Is Yahoo's New CEO". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  7. ^ "Did You Know?" WSD Dialogue, Spring 2010, p. 11.
  8. ^ Nalley, Steven (June 28, 2012). "Wang attends National Youth Science Camp". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  9. ^ "Google-johtaja vieraili Suomessa sukujuurillaan". Kauppalehti. November 9, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2012. English title: "Google vice president visits the land of her ancestors".
  10. ^ IIT (2009-03-25). "50. Marissa Mayer". Illinois Institute of Technology, IIT Media Room. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  11. ^ Sloan, Paul (July 16, 2012). "Google's Marissa Mayer becomes Yahoo CEO". CNET.
  12. ^ Guglielmo, Connie (July 16, 2012). "Google's Page Says Mayer Will Be Missed; HP's Whitman Welcomes Yahoo's New CEO". Forbes.
  13. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (July 16, 2012). "Google's Marissa Mayer Becomes Yahoo's Chief". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Levy, Steven (2011). "PART FOUR. GOOGLE'S CLOUD. 1.". In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-9658-5. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  15. ^ "At Google, Mayer Takes a New Job". The New York Times. October 12, 2010.
  16. ^ Musicians@Google Presents: Google Goes Gaga
  17. ^ Drescher, Io (2010-06-15). "Meet Marissa Mayer". Silicon Valley Curious. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  18. ^ "50 Most Powerful Women in Business". CNNMOney. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  19. ^ Rao, Leena (November 6, 2009). "Marissa Mayer Chosen As A Glamour Magazine Woman Of The Year". TechCrunch.com. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  20. ^ Chang, Andrea (July 16, 2012). "Google executive Marissa Mayer named Yahoo's new chief executive". Los Angeles Times.
  21. ^ "New Yahoo CEO married to Wheat Ridge High grad". Denver Business Journal. July 16, 2012.
  22. ^ Cain Miller, Claire (July 17, 2012). "Marissa Mayer, New Yahoo Chief, Is Pregnant". The New York Times.
Business positions
Preceded by Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo!
2012–present 		Incumbent

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