ANNE E. WOJCICKI Anne Wojcicki is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the co-founder and chief executive officer of the personal genomics company 23andMe. She was born on July 28, 1973, in San Mateo, California. Wojcicki attended Yale University and graduated in 1996 with a degree in Biology. After college, she worked in healthcare investing at Passport Capital in San Francisco for 2 years before getting a Master’s Degree in health policy from the University of California, San Francisco. Anne Wojcicki is a respected leader in the personal genomics industry and an inspiring example of an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Through her work with 23andMe and her many charitable contributions, she is helping to revolutionize healthcare and make it more accessible and affordable for everyone.

1. ANNE WOJCICKI MOTIVATED
CO-FOUNDER 23ANDME
By Syed Zakir Hussain
Table of Contents
● Anne E. Wojcicki
■ 23andMe
■ Anne Wojcicki – Childhood and early life
■ Awards and Achievements
ANNE E. WOJCICKI
Anne Wojcicki is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the
co-founder and chief executive officer of the personal genomics company 23andMe.
She was born on July 28, 1973, in San Mateo, California.
Wojcicki attended Yale University and graduated in 1996 with a degree in Biology. After
college, she worked in healthcare investing at Passport Capital in San Francisco for 2
years before getting a Master’s Degree in health policy from the University of California,
San Francisco.
Anne Wojcicki is a respected leader in the personal genomics industry and an inspiring
example of an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Through her work with 23andMe and
her many charitable contributions, she is helping to revolutionize healthcare and make it
more accessible and affordable for everyone.
23andMe

2. In 2006, Wojcicki co-founded 23andMe along with Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza. The
company, which was the first to offer direct-to-consumer genetic testing, has since
become a leader in personalized healthcare, providing customers with information about
their ancestry and health history.
Wojcicki has been called a “genetic guru” and a “genetics pioneer” by the media, and
her work with 23andMe has earned her both the Wall Street Journal Innovator of the
Year Award and the Forbes’ America’s Most Promising Companies award. In addition to
her work in the genetics field, she is also a philanthropist and has donated millions to
charities and organizations focused on genetic research.
Anne Wojcicki – Childhood and early life
Wojcicki was born on July 28, 1973, in San Mateo, California. She is the daughter of
Esther Wojcicki, an educator, and journalist, and Stanley Wojcicki, a physics professor
at Stanford University.
From a young age, Wojcicki had an interest in science and medicine. She was
passionate about biology, and her mother encouraged her passion by taking her to the
lab and helping her take apart broken appliances to understand how they worked.
When she was in high school, Wojcicki attended a lecture at Stanford University on
genetic engineering and was inspired to pursue a career in medicine and genetics. She
earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Yale University in 1996.
In 2004, Wojcicki began working with Linda Avey and Patrick Chung on a project called
23andMe. The goal of the project was to create a genetic database that would allow
individuals to access their own genetic information.
Since its launch in 2007, 23andMe has become popular among individuals interested in
learning more about their genetic makeup and medical history. The company has also
provided valuable data to researchers, helping to advance medical research in areas
such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and sickle cell anemia.
In 2013, Wojcicki was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people. A
year later, she was recognized as one of Forbes’ 50 most powerful women for her work
on 23andMe.

3. Today, She is one of the most influential women in the world of medicine and genetics.
She continues to lead 23andMe and is an advocate for democratizing access to genetic
information.
Awards and Achievements
Anne has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades in her career. In
October 2013, Fast Company named her the “The Most Daring CEO”. In 2016, Wojcicki
was nominated for the 9th Annual ‘Crunches Award’ for ‘Founder of the Year’. She was
featured by the American business magazine, ‘Fast Company’, in its list of ‘The 100
Most Creative People in Business’. In 2017, Wojcicki was named the ‘Entrepreneur of
the Year’ by ‘Ernst & Young’. In 2020, Wojcicki was listed as number 93 in the Forbes
list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women [1].
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