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Marissa Mayer
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<p>Marissa Ann Mayer is an American business executive and investor who served as <a href="/facts/President_(corporate_title)/lzwS6gM6">president</a> and <a href="/facts/Chief_executive_officer/mg4A8y5M">chief executive officer</a> of <a href="/facts/Yahoo!/nKhTaV3M">Yahoo!</a> from 2012 to 2017, when it was sold to <a href="/facts/Verizon/8WkoRAUM">Verizon</a>. She was a long-time executive, usability leader and key spokesperson for <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a> (employee No. 20). Mayer later co-founded Sunshine, a startup technology company. </p>