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Female Tech Leaders: Sandberg, Wojcicki, Wolfe Herd and More

Test your knowledge of the women who shaped tech: Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Wojcicki, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Reshma Saujani and other game-changing leaders.

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When did Sheryl Sandberg join Facebook as COO?

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  1. Q1. When did Sheryl Sandberg join Facebook as COO?

    • March 2007
    • March 2008
    • March 2009
    • March 2010
    Sheryl Sandberg joined Facebook as COO in March 2008, coming from Google where she had built up the AdWords business. She is widely credited with turning Facebook into a profitable advertising powerhouse.

  2. Q2. What bestselling book did Sheryl Sandberg publish in 2013?

    • Option B
    • Lean In
    • The Confidence Code
    • Stand Out
    Sheryl Sandberg published 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead' in March 2013. The book became a #1 New York Times bestseller and spawned a global Lean In movement with thousands of peer-support circles.

  3. Q3. Susan Wojcicki famously rented her garage to whom in 1998?

    • Steve Jobs and Wozniak
    • Larry Page and Sergey Brin
    • Mark Zuckerberg
    • Jeff Bezos
    Susan Wojcicki rented her Menlo Park garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in September 1998 for $1,700 a month. She later joined Google as its 16th employee and rose to become CEO of YouTube.

  4. Q4. How long did Susan Wojcicki serve as CEO of YouTube?

    • About 5 years
    • About 9 years
    • About 12 years
    • About 15 years
    Susan Wojcicki served as YouTube CEO from February 2014 until February 2023 — approximately 9 years. She stepped down to focus on family and health, and Neal Mohan replaced her. She passed away in August 2024 from non-small cell lung cancer.

  5. Q5. Who founded the dating app Bumble?

    • Anne Wojcicki
    • Whitney Wolfe Herd
    • Susan Wojcicki
    • Reshma Saujani
    Whitney Wolfe Herd founded Bumble in December 2014 after co-founding and leaving Tinder. Bumble's signature feature: women must send the first message in heterosexual matches.

  6. Q6. At what age did Whitney Wolfe Herd become the world's youngest self-made female billionaire when Bumble went public?

    • 27
    • 31
    • 35
    • 40
    Whitney Wolfe Herd became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire at age 31 when Bumble had its IPO on February 11, 2021. She rang the Nasdaq bell with her 18-month-old son on her hip.

  7. Q7. Who founded Girls Who Code in 2012?

    • Reshma Saujani
    • Kimberly Bryant
    • Marissa Mayer
    • Padmasree Warrior
    Reshma Saujani founded Girls Who Code in 2012 to close the gender gap in tech. The nonprofit has since reached more than 670,000 girls, women, and nonbinary individuals through programs in all 50 states and 100+ countries.

  8. Q8. Who was CEO of Yahoo from 2012 to 2017?

    • Carly Fiorina
    • Meg Whitman
    • Marissa Mayer
    • Ginni Rometty
    Marissa Mayer was Yahoo CEO from July 2012 to June 2017. A former Google executive and the company's 20th employee, she tried to turn Yahoo around through acquisitions like Tumblr ($1.1 billion) before selling the core business to Verizon for $4.5 billion.

  9. Q9. Anne Wojcicki — Susan's sister — co-founded which genetic testing company?

    • Color Genomics
    • 23andMe
    • Helix
    • Invitae
    Anne Wojcicki co-founded 23andMe in April 2006, popularizing direct-to-consumer DNA testing. She was previously married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin from 2007 to 2015.

  10. Q10. Who is the CEO of AMD, often credited with reviving the chip company?

    • Lisa Su
    • Safra Catz
    • Jen-Hsun Huang
    • Patrick Gelsinger
    Dr. Lisa Su became AMD's CEO in October 2014 and engineered one of tech's greatest turnarounds, growing AMD's stock by over 5,000% during her tenure. She is one of the highest-paid CEOs in the US and the first woman to win IEEE's Robert Noyce Medal.

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