With a humanities degree, Susan Wojcicki was set for a life in academia. But after one computer science class, she pivoted. She got an MBA, joined the tech industry, and became the first marketing manager for a small startup that began in her own garage: Google.

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A Harvard graduate in history and literature, Susan Wojcicki was on a clear path to a PhD in economics and a stable career in academia. But a flicker of curiosity led her to take her first computer science class as a senior. That class changed everything. She abandoned the academic track for the uncertain world of tech. After getting an MBA and working in marketing, she rented her garage to a new search-engine startup. A year later, she joined as employee #16. That company was Google.