Anne Wojcicki
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| Anne Wojcicki | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1973 San Mateo County, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Altos Hills, California |
| Citizenship | American |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Personal genomics, Biotechnology |
| Institutions | 23andMe |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | Co-founder of 23andMe |
| Spouse | Sergey Brin |
| Children | 2 |
Anne E. Wojcicki (/woʊˈdʒɪtski/ woh-JIT-skee; born July 28, 1973)[1] is an American biotech analyst, biologist, and businesswoman. As a businesswoman, she is the co-founder of 23andMe.
Life and career[edit]
Wojcicki is the daughter of Esther Wojcicki, an educator, and Stanley Wojcicki, a physics professor emeritus at Stanford University, and sister of Susan Wojcicki, an executive at Google. Her mother is Jewish and her father is a Polish American. She graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in biology in 1996.[2]
After graduating, Wojcicki worked 10 years overseeing healthcare investments, focusing on biotechnology companies. In 2006, she left the investing world to co-found 23andMe with Linda Avey.[3]
Wojcicki married Google co-founder Sergey Brin in May 2007. They have a son, Benji, born in December 2008, and a daughter born in late 2011.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905-1995, under WOJCICKI, ANNE E, on 18 July 1973 in San Mateo County.
- ^ 23andMe. "board members". Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ 23andMe. "corporate info". Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ The Way I Work: Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe
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