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Google Exec Reinvents Geek Chic

Marissa Mayer can't be compartmentalized

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2009 12:17 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Marissa Mayer is Google’s 20th—or maybe 16th—employee, responsible for such household names as Gmail and Google Maps. But the 34-year-old exec is also addicted to cheese and Oscar de la Renta, and carries an iPhone “to have a non-Google product to better simulate the user,” she says. Mayer, who prizes her Omega De Ville watch and schedules hair appointments two months in advance, talks life and work with Vogue.

Mayer “hitched her wagon to the correct star,” says her Stanford mentor, joining the start-up 10 years ago. Growing up, Mayer tried everything from ballet to cake decorating to golf, and today still defies categorization. She and her lawyer/philanthropist fiancé cook, work late, and cross-country ski. “Do something you’re not ready to do,” Mayer says. “In the worst case, you’ll learn something about your limitations.”

Mayer makes the decisions she feels are right, and history proves that she probably calls it right, Google founder Sergey Brin says.
Mayer "makes the decisions she feels are right, and history proves that she probably calls it right," Google founder Sergey Brin says.   (Flickr)
Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and local media during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and local media during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Google Vice President Marissa Mayer attends the 2008 National Design Awards gala, Oct. 23, 2008, in New York.
Google Vice President Marissa Mayer attends the 2008 National Design Awards gala, Oct. 23, 2008, in New York.   (Getty Images)
Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and local media during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and local media during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Mayer, 34, is set to marry San Francisco lawyer Zack Bogue later this year.
Mayer, 34, is set to marry San Francisco lawyer Zack Bogue later this year.   (Flickr)
There's never a distinct line between work and home, Mayer's fiancé says. Marissa's work is such a natural extension of her. It's not something she needs to shed at the end of the day.
"There's never a distinct line between work and home," Mayer's fiancé says. "Marissa's work is such a natural extension of her. It's not something she needs to shed at the end of the day."   (Flickr)
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Fondue
Jul 15, 2009 11:43 AM CDT
I don't see how anyone here is hating.
NotEvsie
Jul 15, 2009 8:28 AM CDT
She's smart, and very good at her job... and from what I've seen of her in presentations and interviews, quite personable too. Why all the hate here people?
crissywidjaja
Jul 15, 2009 7:12 AM CDT
how is this news exactly...

 
Google • Stanford • Silicon Valley • Gmail • Oscar de la Renta • Google Maps • Marissa Mayer • designer fashion • Omega De Ville • Zack Bogue

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