Marissa Mayer
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Marissa Mayer in 2014
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Marissa Ann Mayer May 30, 1975 Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
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| Employer | Yahoo! |
| Salary | USD $27.8 million (excluding benefits) |
| Net worth |
 USD $516 million |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Spouse(s) | Zachary Bogue (m. 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
Marissa Ann Mayer (/ˈmaɪər/; born May 30, 1975) is an American information technology executive, currently serving as the president and chief executive officer of Yahoo!, a position she has held since July 2012. In January 2017, it was announced that she stepped down from the company's board to serve principally as CEO of the company. She is a graduate of Stanford, and was a long-time executive, usability leader, and key spokesperson for Google.
Mayer was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, the daughter of Margaret Mayer, an art teacher of Finnish descent, and Michael Mayer, an environmental engineer who worked for water companies. Her grandfather, Clem Mayer, had polio when he was 7 and served as mayor of Jackson, Wisconsin, for 32 years. She has a younger brother. As a child, Mayer was "painfully shy." She "never had fewer than one after-school activity per day," participating in ballet, ice-skating, piano, swimming, debate, and Brownies. During middle school and high school, she took piano and ballet lessons, the latter of which taught her "criticism and discipline, poise and confidence." At an early age, she showed an interest in math and science.
When she was attending Wausau West High School, Mayer was on the curling team and the precision dance team. She excelled in chemistry, calculus, biology, and physics. She took part in extracurricular activities, becoming president of her high school's Spanish club, treasurer of the Key Club, captain of the debate team, and captain of the pom-pom squad. Her high school debate team won the Wisconsin state championship and the pom-pom squad was the state runner-up. During high school, she worked as a grocery clerk, where she memorized the number codes for produce items to streamline the checkout process. After graduating from high school in 1993, Mayer was selected by Tommy Thompson, then the Governor of Wisconsin, as one of the state's two delegates to attend the National Youth Science Camp in West Virginia.
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