- Company
- 23andMe
- Role
- Co-Founder & CEO
- Est. Net Worth
- $100 Million
- Stage
- Established
- Industry
- Healthcare
Anne Wojcicki
Co-Founder & CEO at 23andMe
About
Anne Wojcicki co-founded the consumer genetics company 23andMe in 2006, pioneering direct-to-consumer DNA testing and building a large genetic database for research. She led the company as CEO through its public debut and the turbulent period that followed.
Current Company
23andMe — Co-Founder & CEO
Pioneering Direct-to-Consumer Genetics
Anne Wojcicki co-founded 23andMe in 2006 with the vision that individuals should have direct access to their own genetic information. A Yale graduate who had worked as a healthcare consultant and on Wall Street, Anne Wojcicki believed that personal genomics could transform how people understand their health, ancestry, and predisposition to disease. She built 23andMe as a consumer product — a saliva kit mailed to your home — at a time when genetic testing was an expensive, doctor-mediated process.
Under Anne Wojcicki’s leadership as CEO, 23andMe built one of the largest genetic databases in the world, with millions of customers contributing DNA data. Anne Wojcicki leveraged that dataset for pharmaceutical research partnerships, including a major collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline. Anne Wojcicki took the company public in 2021 via a SPAC merger, though the company has faced significant challenges since, including financial pressures and a major data breach.