1. Anne E Wojcicki is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the personal genomics company 23andMe.
24 Facts About Anne Wojcicki
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Anne Wojcicki founded the company in 2006 with Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza.
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Anne Wojcicki is a co-founder and board member of the Breakthrough Prize.
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Anne Wojcicki's parents are Esther Wojcicki, an educator and journalist, and Stanley Wojcicki, a Polish-born physics professor emeritus at Stanford University.
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Anne Wojcicki attended Gunn High School in Palo Alto, where she edited the school newspaper, The Oracle, and won a scholarship for her sports stories.
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Anne Wojcicki received a Bachelor of Science in biology at Yale University in 1996.
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Anne Wojcicki conducted molecular biology research at the National Institutes of Health and at the University of California, San Diego.
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Anne Wojcicki was a healthcare investment analyst for four years, overseeing health care investments and focusing on biotechnology companies.
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Anne Wojcicki is a member of the Xconomists, an ad hoc team of editorial advisors for the tech news and media company Xconomy.
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Anne Wojcicki is a co-founder and board member of the Breakthrough Prize.
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Anne Wojcicki has been closely involved in the downtown business district of Los Altos, California.
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Anne Wojcicki co-founded and was CEO of 23andMe, a direct-to-consumer DNA testing company that allows consumers to analyze their ancestry and health risks.
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Anne Wojcicki founded the company in 2006, with Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza, intending to provide common people access to their genetic information, which could further provide information on cures for diseases or treatments, especially with the help of GSK plc and its $300 million investment.
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Anne Wojcicki has expressed interest in "revolutioniz[ing] health care" with DNA testing, as it could provide consumers with information to predict potential genetic illnesses.
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Anne Wojcicki takes saliva samples that are mailed in by buyers, and processes the genetic data, posting the results online for the buyer to view.
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Anne Wojcicki is named for the 23 pairs of chromosomes in a normal human cell.
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On March 24,2025, it was reported that 23andMe had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and CEO Anne Wojcicki had resigned effective immediately but would remain on the company's board.
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Anne Wojcicki's resignation came several weeks after a board committee had rejected a non-binding acquisition proposal from Wojcicki.
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In September 2024, all seven independent directors resigned following negotiations for Anne Wojcicki to take the company private.
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Anne Wojcicki had shed virtually all of its value and shares of the company fell to under $1 in open trading.
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Anne Wojcicki joined The Giving Pledge in 2022, committing to donating most of her wealth.
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In July 2019, Anne Wojcicki gave birth to her third child, a daughter, through sperm donation.
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Anne Wojcicki's grandfather Franciszek Wojcicki was a People's Party and Polish People's Party politician who was elected MP during the 1947 Polish legislative election.
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Anne Wojcicki's grandmother, Janina Wojcicka Hoskins, was a Polish-American librarian at the Library of Congress who was responsible for building the largest collection of Polish material in the United States.