Marissa Mayer

This article is about the former Yahoo CEO. For the novelist, see Marissa Meyer.

Marissa Mayer
Mayer in 2013
Born
Marissa Ann Mayer

(1975-05-30) May 30, 1975 (age 49)
Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BS, MS)
Occupation(s)Co-founder, Sunshine Contacts[1]
Board member of
Spouse
Zachary Bogue
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(m. 2009)​
[3]
Children3

Marissa Ann Mayer (/ˈmaɪ.ər/; born May 30, 1975)[4] is an American business executive and investor who served as president and chief executive officer of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017. She was a long-time executive, usability leader and key spokesperson for Google (employee No. 20).[5][6][7] Mayer later co-founded Sunshine, a startup technology company.[8]

In January 2017, Yahoo! announced that Mayer would end her employment by that company and would resign from its board of directors following the sale of the company's operating business to Verizon Communications for $4.48 billion.[9][10] She did not join the newly combined company, now called Yahoo Inc. (formerly Verizon Media and prior to that Oath), and she announced her resignation on June 13, 2017.

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  8. ^ Perez, Sarah (November 18, 2020). "Marissa Mayer's startup launches its first official product, Sunshine Contacts". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "The rise and fall of Marissa Mayer, from the once-beloved CEO of Yahoo to a $4.48 billion sale to Verizon". Business Insider. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Lopez, Napier (January 10, 2017). "Yahoo renamed 'Altaba' as CEO Marissa Mayer resigns from board". The Next Web. Retrieved January 10, 2017.