Anne Wojcicki
Anne Wojcicki | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1973 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | Co-founder of 23andMe |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Personal genomics, Biotechnology |
| Institutions | 23andMe |
Anne E. Wojcicki (Template:Pron-en woh-JIT-skee, or approximately voy-CHITS-kee in Polish; born July 28, 1973)[1] is an American biotech analyst, biologist, and the co-founder of 23andMe.
Wojcicki is the daughter of educator Esther Wojcicki and Stanley Wojcicki, a Polish American physics professor at Stanford University. She attended Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California, where she was one of three students voted Most Likely to Succeed in the 1991 yearbook.[2] She went on to graduate from Yale University with a B.S. in biology in 1996.[3]
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.[4]
Wojcicki married Google co-founder Sergey Brin in May 2007. They have a son, Benji, born in December 2008.
References
- ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905-1995, under WOJCICKI, ANNE E, on 18 July 1973 in San Mateo County.
- ^ "1991 Yearbook", page 45. Henry M. Gunn High School, 1991
- ^ https://www.23andme.com/about/board/
- ^ https://www.23andme.com/about/corporate/
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