Marissa Mayer Interview: Unveiling Google's Early Days and Beyond

Marissa Mayer shares her early experiences working at Google and her initial impressions of its potential for success. She talks about her passion for technology and addresses challenges women may face in computer science. Mayer reflects on the unexpected revolution brought about by information technology and its transformative effect on the world.

Business executive and investor Marissa Ann Mayer was born on May 30, 1975 in Wausau, Wisconsin. Mayer graduated with honors from Stanford with a BS in symbolic systems in 1997, and an MS in computer science in 1999. She joined Google in 1999 starting out writing code and overseeing small teams of engineers, developing and designing Google's search offerings. She became known for her attention to detail, which helped land her a promotion to product manager, and later she became director of consumer web products. She oversaw the layout of Google's well-known, unadorned search homepage. While Mayer was working at Google, she taught introductory computer programming at Stanford and mentored students at the East Palo Alto Charter School. She was awarded the Centennial Teaching Award and the Forsythe Award from Stanford. Mayer married lawyer and investor Zachary Bogue on December 12, 2009. They have 3 children. Mayer served as president and chief executive officer of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017. After leaving Yahoo! in 2017, Mayer started Lumi Labs (later rebranded as Sunshine) with former colleague Enrique Munoz Torres. The company is focused on artificial intelligence and consumer media.

From the 2013 PBS Documentary “Makers: Women Who Make America”, examines how women have helped shape America over the past 150 years, striving for a full and fair share of political power and economic opportunity.

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Marissa Mayer, Former CEO of Yahoo!
Interview Date: August 2, 2011

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:06 Childhood
01:55 High School
04:11 Stanford
09:39 Symbolic Systems
13:34 First computer
15:10 The Internet age
17:08 Women in tech
19:14 Career plans
21:03 Google
30:28 Women in tech
35:57 Advice

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