Title: VP, Product Management, Google
In 1998, Susan Wojcicki rented her garage to two guys with an idea for a company. Their names: Larry Page and Sergey Brin. A year later, Wojcicki left a safe job at Intel to join Google, and she's been there ever since, playing key roles in everything from marketing to monetization. (She is also the sister of Brin's wife, Anne.)
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