Marissa Mayer

Marissa Mayer is an American business executive who led Yahoo as president and CEO from 2012 to 2017 after holding senior roles at Google.

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Larry Page: Larry Page is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Google and served as its CEO. Mayer joined Google early and worked within the company Page helped build.
Yahoo acquisition of Tumblr: Yahoo’s 2013 purchase of Tumblr was a $1.1 billion acquisition intended to expand its appeal to younger users. The purchase was Mayer’s signature bet on revitalizing Yahoo’s consumer reach.
Google Maps: Google Maps is a web mapping service launched in 2005 that provides maps, directions, and location information. Mayer oversaw local and mapping products as a senior Google product executive.
Carol Bartz: Carol Bartz is an American technology executive who served as Yahoo’s CEO from 2009 to 2011. Bartz’s predecessor pursued a different strategy before Mayer’s product-focused turnaround.
Sergey Brin: Sergey Brin is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Google. Brin co-founded the company where Mayer became a prominent product executive.
Verizon acquisition of Yahoo: Verizon acquired Yahoo’s core internet business in 2017, combining it with AOL under the Oath brand. The sale marked the end of Yahoo’s independence during Mayer’s final year as CEO.
Google Search: Google Search is a web search engine that finds and ranks information from the internet and other sources. Mayer led product work on search, one of Google’s defining services.
Jerry Yang: Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese-American internet entrepreneur who co-founded Yahoo and served as its CEO from 2007 to 2009. Yahoo’s co-founder faced earlier strategic choices that shaped the company Mayer inherited.
Eric Schmidt: Eric Schmidt is an American software engineer and executive who served as Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011. Schmidt led Google during much of Mayer’s rise through its product organization.
Yahoo data breaches: Yahoo disclosed major cyberattacks that compromised billions of user accounts, with incidents dating to 2013 and 2014. Delayed disclosures and breach consequences weighed heavily on Yahoo’s sale and Mayer’s leadership record.