It was the first extensive interview Mayer has given since her much ballyhooed—and highly paid—position at the tech giant in July 2012.
And while the ‘unusually stylish geek,’ as the magazine describes her, says she struggles with her own shyness, Mayer wasn’t holding back when she posed for a stunning two-page photo for the article.
Playing coy? Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer sat for a
lengthy interview in Vogue in which she insists she's just a shy girl
who loves to work
The former Google executive and spokesperson told Vogue the new job, for which she was paid a reported $6 million in her first year alone, is worth it for more than just the massive pay day.
‘I’m having the time of my life,’ she said.
And investors are right there with her. Stock in the company, seen as a sort of has been in the tech world, has soared since she became its leader.
Mayer has been a hot topic since she began at Yahoo!, and because of her work as CEO—notably, her acquisition of firms like Tumblr—she’s remained at the heart of the media’s tech talk.
Beautiful couple: Mayer and her husband Zachary
Bogue who says his wife 'she's not as shy as she thinks she is,' though
Mayer refers to her habit of leaving parties unannounced as the 'CEO
exit'
Torn: The always stylish CEO insists 'I'm just geeky and shy and I like to code' more than attending lavish events
Lucky boy: Mayer and son Macallister, now nearly
a year old, on their way to Yahoo's 2012 Halloween celebration, Yaboo!
Mayer bought a 14-foot replica of a local diner for him to play in
But Mayer doesn’t consider herself the celebrity or the partying type.
‘I’m just geeky and shy and I like to code,’ said the fashionable millionaire.
The article’s author Jacob Weisberg, who calls Mayer a 'geek’s geek,' concurred. ‘She was animated and excited about technical issues,’ he told USA Today.
Mayer's playful side shines through in the article in addition to her wonkiness.
She and her husband purchased at auction a 15-foot model of a colorful local diner as a playhouse for their not quite 1-year-old son Macallister.
It will be a while before he's old enough to play with structure, which they had lowered into their yard with a forklift. But that's okay for Mayer.
'Mayer seems to have bought it just as much for herself,' wrote Weisberg.
Mayer also has 'happy art,' as she calls it--from the likes of such stars of the creative world as Jeff Koons and Roy Lichtenstein--throughout her home.
And the walls of her dining room are lined with purple and gold signs that originally adorned tables at her wedding. They name some of her favorite things and range from the flavor 'peppermint,' to the paisley-loving Italian design house 'Etro.'
But quirky isn’t the entire story, if judging just by her photo shoot.
Fulfilled: Here Mayer discusses Yahoo's photo
sharing toll flickr. The CEO earned a reported $6 million in her first
year on the job. She's also a new mom and says she sometimes forgets
about her family life because she so thoroughly enjoys working
Thrifty: She's worth an estimated $300 million but according to Vogue she drives to and from work in an 18-year-old BMW
The self-proclaimed shy girl, known for her dazzling entrances and unannounced exits at Silicon Valley’s ritziest gatherings comes off as more than comfortable in the 3,000 word interview.
In fashion: Marissa's extensive print interview appears in the massive September issue of Vogue
And the same could be said for the accompanying photo for which she’s donned a form-fitting Michael Kors dress and daring Ives Saint Laurent heels.
‘I think she’s not as shy as she thinks she is,’ revealed Mayer’s investor husband Zachary Bogue.
Still, some signs do suggest that one of America’s most talked about CEOs shuns glamor as much as she says.
Though worth an estimated $300 million, Mayer shuttles herself to work in an eighteen year old BMW.
And work, more than galas or photo shoots, appears to be where she is most comfortable.
‘One night I looked up and was like, “Oh, my God, it's midnight and I have a husband and I'm, like, eight months pregnant. I need to leave!,”’ joked the new mom. ‘I was just here working, having the best possible time.’
The article, titled Hail to the Chief, is in the September issue of Vogue and hits national news stands August 20.
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