Marissa Mayer
At the age of 37, Marissa Mayer became the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company. As the CEO of Yahoo (which has now been bought for $4.8 billion by Verizon), Mayer assumed the lead shoes and came with quite the resume as a former Google VP. Take a look at this sample and try not to jaw drop while doing so. Mayer is the youngest woman to ever make Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list. In 2008, at age 33 she nabbed the 50th spot on the list and by 2011 rose to number 38. While her schedule is demanding, in the past she has said, “I pace myself by taking a week-long vacation every four months.” She’s also an inspiration to all women: after accepting the CEO at Yahoo while she was pregnant she rose to the job’s demands, even amidst harsh criticism from the public. Now 41, Mayer maintained her role and also gave birth to two more children, proving that you don’t have to sacrifice marriage and kids for career.
