Marissa
Ann Mayer (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. She is the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500
company, and has been ranked number 14 on the list of America's most powerful
businesswomen of 2012 by Fortune magazine.
Early Life and Education
Mayer
was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, the daughter of Margaret Mayer, an art teacher
of Finnish descent, and Michael Mayer, an engineer. After graduating from
Wausau West High School in 1993, 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.
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.
Personal Life
Mayer
married lawyer and investor Zachary Bogue on December 12, 2009.
On
the same day Yahoo! announced her hiring, Mayer revealed that she was pregnant.
Mayer gave birth to a baby boy on September 30, 2012. Although she asked for
suggestions via social media, the name Macallister was eventually chosen for
her baby's name from a preexisting list.
Her
priorities now are "God, family and Yahoo--in that order.
From: www.wikipedia.org
