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'''Anne E. Wojcicki''' ({{IPAc-en|w|oʊ|ˈ|dʒ|ɪ|t|s|k|i}} {{respell|woh|JIT|skee}}; born July 28, 1973)<ref>Date of birth found on the ''[[California Birth Index]] 1905-1995'', under WOJCICKI, ANNE E, on 18 July 1973 in San Mateo County.</ref> is an American [[biologist]] and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the [[personal genomics]] company [[23andMe]]. |
'''Anne E. Wojcicki''' ({{IPAc-en|w|oʊ|ˈ|dʒ|ɪ|t|s|k|i}} {{respell|woh|JIT|skee}}; born July 28, 1973)<ref>Date of birth found on the ''[[California Birth Index]] 1905-1995'', under WOJCICKI, ANNE E, on 18 July 1973 in San Mateo County.</ref> is an American [[biologist]] and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the [[personal genomics]] company [[23andMe]]. |
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==Life and career== |
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Wojcicki was born in San Mateo County, California. She is the daughter of [[Esther Wojcicki]] (née Hochman), an educator, and [[Stanley Wojcicki]], a physics professor emeritus at [[Stanford University]], and sister of [[Susan Wojcicki]], an executive at [[Google]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anne Wojcicki, Google's Co-Founders Wife, On TMZ With Google Glass|url=http://www.seroundtable.com/anne-wojcicki-google-glass-16423.html|work=Search Engine Roundtable|accessdate=2 July 2013|author=Barry Schwartz|date=27 February 2013|quote=Anne Wojcicki, married to Google's co-founder, Sergey Brin and the sister of Susan Wojcicki, a Google executive...}}</ref> Her mother is [[American Jews|Jewish]] and her father is a [[Polish American]]. She graduated from [[Yale University]] with a [[B.S.]] in [[biology]] in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.23andme.com/about/board/ | author = 23andMe | title = board members | accessdate = 17 October 2012}}</ref> |
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After graduating, Wojcicki worked for 10 years overseeing [[healthcare]] investments, focusing on [[biotechnology]] companies. In 2006, she left the investing world to co-found [[23andMe]] with [[Linda Avey]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.23andme.com/about/corporate/ | author = 23andMe | title = corporate info | accessdate = 17 October 2012}}</ref> 23andMe is a privately held personal genomics and biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California that provides rapid genetic testing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=http://mediacenter.23andme.com/fact-sheet/|publisher=23andme.com|accessdate=25 January 2014}}</ref> The company is named for the 23 pairs of chromosomes in a normal human cell. Their personal genome test kit was named Invention of the Year by Time magazine in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hamilton|first=Anita|title=Best Inventions of 2008|url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854493,00.html|publisher=Content Time|accessdate=25 January 2014|date=29 October 2008}}</ref> |
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Wojcicki married [[Google]] co-founder [[Sergey Brin]] in May 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley Wide-Eyed Over a Bride|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/technology/29google.html|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2 July 2013|date=29 May 2007|quote=Anne Wojcicki, the 33-year-old former health care investment analyst who this month married a handsome young computer scientist..|first=Katie|last=Hafner}}</ref> They have a son, Benji, born in December 2008, and a daughter born in late 2011.<ref>[http://www.inc.com/magazine/201206/liz-welch/the-way-i-work-anne-wojcicki-23andme.html The Way I Work: Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe]</ref> News reports on August 28, 2013 announced that Wojcicki and Brin are living separately but that they were not legally separated.<ref name=Gannes>{{cite news|last=Gannes|first=Liz|title=Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin and 23andMe Co-Founder Anne Wojcicki Have Split|url=http://allthingsd.com/20130828/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-and-23andme-co-founder-anne-wojcicki-have-split/|newspaper=All Things Digital|date=2013-08-28}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:34, 10 May 2014
Anne Wojcicki | |
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| Born | July 28, 1973 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Biotechnology entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of 23andMe |
| Spouse | Sergey Brin (m. 2007) (separated)[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Stanley Wojcicki Esther Wojcicki |
| Relatives | Susan Wojcicki (sister) |
Anne E. Wojcicki (/woʊˈdʒɪtski/ woh-JIT-skee; born July 28, 1973)[2] is an American biologist and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the personal genomics company 23andMe.
References
- ^ Mallon, Bridget (4 September 2013). "Huffington Post". Huffington Post.
- ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905-1995, under WOJCICKI, ANNE E, on 18 July 1973 in San Mateo County.
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