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Marissa Mayer
Marissa Mayer, c. 2007
Born
Marissa Ann Mayer

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

Marissa Ann Mayer (pronounced /ˈmaɪər/;[7] born May 30, 1975) is an American business executive. She is the current president and CEO of Yahoo!. Previously, she was a long-time executive and key spokesperson for Google.[8][9][10] She is the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company,[11] and has been ranked number 14 on the list of America's most powerful businesswomen of 2012 by Fortune magazine.[12]

Early life and education

Mayer was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, the daughter of Margaret Mayer, an art teacher of Finnish descent,[13] and Michael Mayer, an engineer.[14][15] After graduating from Wausau West High School in 1993,[16] 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.[17]

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.[18]

Career

Mayer joined Google in 1999 as employee number 20 and was the company's first female engineer.[19][20] 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 News, Google Maps, Google Books, Google Product Search, Google Toolbar, iGoogle and Gmail. She also oversaw the layout of Google's famous, unadorned search homepage.[21][22] 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.[23]

The video of Mayer's 2011 interview of Lady Gaga as part of the Musicians@Google series has received over two million views on YouTube.[24]

Prior to joining Google, Mayer worked at the UBS research lab (Ubilab) in Zurich, Switzerland, and SRI International in Menlo Park, California.[25]

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.[26][27]

Boards and honors

As well as sitting on the board of directors of Walmart and Yahoo! Mayer also sits on several non-profit boards such as Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[28][29][30]

Mayer actively invests in technology companies, including crowd-sourced design retailer Minted,[31] live video platform Airtime, and mobile payments processor Square.

Mayer was named to Fortune magazine's annual list of America's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.[32] 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.[33]

Personal life

Mayer married lawyer and investor Zachary Bogue on December 12, 2009.[34][35]

On the same day Yahoo! announced her hiring, Mayer revealed that she was pregnant.[35][36][37] Mayer gave birth to a baby boy on September 30, 2012.[38] Although she asked for suggestions via social media,[39] the name Macallister was eventually chosen for her baby's name from a preexisting list.[40]

Her priorities now are "God, family and Yahoo--in that order."[41]

References

  1. ^ Womack, Brian (2010-10-12). "Google Executive Marissa Mayer Takes New Role in Location, Local Services". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  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. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. ^ Singer, Sally (2009-12-14). "The Bride Wore Snowflakes". Vogue. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  4. ^ {{cite web|url=http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/03/yahoo-mayer-god-baby/ |title=Yahoo CEO Mayer's "God" and "baby is easy" quotes go viral|publisher=[[CNN] |date=2012-12-03|accessdate=2012-12-04}}
  5. ^ Davidoff, Steven M. (2012-07-27). "Adding Up Marissa Mayer's Pay at Yahoo". New York Times Dealbook. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  6. ^ "The real reason Marissa Mayer left Google: She had to". VentureBeat. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNa_-1d_0tA
  8. ^ Mayer, M. (2008). "Innovation, design, and simplicity at google". ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. 40: 199. doi:10.1145/1352322.1352205.
  9. ^ Holson, Laura (2009-03-01). "Putting a Bolder Face on Google". The New York Times. p. BU-1.
  10. ^ Stone, Brad (2012-07-16). "Marissa Mayer Is Yahoo's New CEO". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  11. ^ Leahey, Colleen (2012-07-17). "The Marissa Mayer timeline". Postcards. CNNMoney.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  12. ^ http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/386365/20120920/fortune-powerful-business-women-america.htm
  13. ^ Jännäri, Jenny (2011-11-09). "Google-johtaja vieraili Suomessa sukujuurillaan". Kauppalehti. Retrieved 2012-07-16. English title: "Google vice president visits the land of her ancestors".
  14. ^ "Marissa Mayer: The Talent Scout". Businessweek. 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  15. ^ Chernin, Andrew (2010-01-16). "La mujer fuerte de Google". Qué Pasa. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  16. ^ "Did You Know?" (PDF). WSD Dialogue. Wausau School District. Spring 2010. p. 11. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  17. ^ Nalley, Steven (2012-06-28). "Wang attends National Youth Science Camp". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  18. ^ "Google VP Marissa Mayer to Address 2009 IIT Graduates". IIT Media Room. Illinois Institute of Technology. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  19. ^ Sloan, Paul (2012-07-16). "Google's Marissa Mayer becomes Yahoo CEO". CNET. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  20. ^ Guglielmo, Connie (2012-07-16). "Google's Page Says Mayer Will Be Missed; HP's Whitman Welcomes Yahoo's New CEO". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  21. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2012-07-16). "A Yahoo Search Calls Up a Chief From Google". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-26. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ Levy, Steven (2011). "Part Four: Google's Cloud". In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-9658-5.
  23. ^ Miller, Claire Cain (2010-10-12). "At Google, Mayer Takes a New Job". The New York Times Bits Blog. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  24. ^ "Musicians@Google Presents: Google Goes Gaga". YouTube.
  25. ^ Drescher, Io (2010-06-15). "Meet Marissa Mayer". Silicon Valley Curious. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  26. ^ Chang, Andrea (2012-07-16). "Google executive Marissa Mayer named Yahoo's new chief executive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  27. ^ Oreskovic, Alexei (2012-07-16). "Yahoo snags Google's Mayer as CEO in surprise hire". MSNBC. Reuters. Retrieved 2012-07-18. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ Savitz, Eric (2012-04-16). "Wal-Mart Names Google's Marissa Mayer To Its Board". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  29. ^ "Yahoo's new boss Marissa Mayer could see pay top $70m". BBC. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  30. ^ "Wal-Mart Nominates Google's Marissa Mayer to Board". Bloomberg. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  31. ^ "Benchmark, Marissa Mayer Put $5.5M In Stationery Design And Retail Site Minted". TechCrunch.
  32. ^ "38. Marissa Mayer". 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. CNNMoney.com. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  33. ^ Rao, Leena (2009-11-06). "Marissa Mayer Chosen As A Glamour Magazine Woman Of The Year". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  34. ^ Bigelow, Catherine (2009-12-23). "Google Employee No. 20 gets hitched". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  35. ^ a b Sellers, Patricia (2012-07-16). "New Yahoo CEO Mayer is pregnant". Postcards. CNNMoney.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  36. ^ Cain Miller, Claire (2012-07-17). "Marissa Mayer, New Yahoo Chief, Is Pregnant". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  37. ^ "Google's Marissa Mayer is Yahoo CEO, says she's pregnant". The Times of India. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  38. ^ Carlson, Nickolas. "Marissa Mayer Had A Baby Boy!". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  39. ^ Gaynes, Sarah. "Waaaa-hoo! Yahoo CEO asks others to name baby". Bostonherald.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  40. ^ Sellers, Patricia. "Yahoo CEO Mayer reveals her baby's name". CNN Money. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  41. ^ Marissa Mayer on God, family and Yahoo, November 28, 2012
Business positions
Preceded by Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo!
2012–present 		Incumbent

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