Marissa Mayer: Women of The Year 2009

Named as the Women of The Year 2009, Marissa Meyer is Google’s vice president who in charge in search and user experience. She always like simplicity and she’s the person behind the simplicity of Google search. According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, she is responsible of all product approval, including innovations like Gmail and Google Earth. And of course she is a fashionista.

“When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night,” Mayer jokes. “I do code all night! I am the stereotype, but I also break the stereotype.” Among her goals: to bring more women into technology and teach them to take chances. “Get in a bit over your head,” she says. “That’s how you grow and learn and stretch yourself.”

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