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Anne Wojcicki

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (July 28, 1973- )
    Born in Palo Alto, California
    Cofounder (2006) and CEO of the personal genomics company 23andMe
    Net worth: $440 million (2022)
    Sister of YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki
    Last name pronounced 'whoa-JIS-kee

Why she might be annoying:

    Her company's first big investor was Google; purely coincidentally, she was married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
    Even if you don't 'opt in' for 23andMe research program, your genetic data is still aggregated for medical research.
    When identical twins Charlsie and Carly Agro both took ancestry tests from 23andMe, they got different results despite having identical DNA, raising questions about how accurate the tests are (2019).
    She dated Alex Rodriguez.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She played on the varsity women's ice hockey team at Yale.
    Her company's personal genome test kit was named 'invention of the year' by Time (2008).
    'Fast Company' named her the 'most daring CEO.' (2013)
    Analysis of data from 23andMe customers identified a gene that may protect its possessors from developing Parkinson's disease.
    She said, 'I do believe that there are choices you can make in life that will make you as healthy as possible.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 21 Votes: 95.24% Annoying