Marissa Mayer

Businesswoman and tech executive

Marissa Mayer - Businesswoman and tech executive
Born

May 30th, 1975
50 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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A prominent computer scientist and businesswoman, played a significant role at Google, where contributions included leading the development of major products such as Google Search, Gmail, and Google News. Served as the first female CEO of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017, overseeing the company's turnaround efforts and the acquisition of Tumblr. Mayer graduated from Stanford University with a degree in symbolic systems and a master's degree in computer science.

Led product management and engineering at Google

Served as the first female CEO of Yahoo!

Oversaw the acquisition of Tumblr

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