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Notable Achievements at Age 37
Convicted on four counts of defrauding investors
Jury found Holmes guilty of three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; acquitted on four counts of defrauding patients; no verdict on three counts (mistrial later dismissed).
Rebrands Facebook, Inc. to Meta Platforms
Announced corporate rebrand from Facebook, Inc. to Meta Platforms (Oct 2021) to emphasize focus on the metaverse and VR/AR.
Founded the COVID Tracking Project
Cofounded the COVID Tracking Project with Robinson Meyer and a team of volunteers to track COVID‑19 testing, hospitalizations, outcomes, and race/ethnicity data in the U.S.
Died of epithelioid sarcoma
Leila Janah died in New York City on January 24, 2020 from complications of epithelioid sarcoma.
Birth of daughter Neve Te Aroha
Gave birth on 21 June 2018, becoming the second elected head of government to give birth while in office; commenced maternity leave 21 June–2 Aug 2018.
Released album 'Man of the Woods'
Fifth studio album released Feb 2, 2018; first single 'Filthy' released Jan 5, 2018.
Announced pregnancy while in office
Publicly announced she was pregnant; arranged Winston Peters to act as prime minister during her maternity leave.
Birth of son Macallister
Gave birth to a son (later named Macallister) on September 30, 2012 while serving as Yahoo CEO.
Birth of daughter Etta Rebecca Bailey
Daughter Etta Rebecca Bailey born on September 18, 2012.
Announced pregnancy on day of Yahoo hiring
Revealed pregnancy the same day Yahoo announced her appointment; due in October 2012.
Won Creative Arts Emmy for 'I'm Fucking Matt Damon' (Original Music & Lyrics)
Won a Creative Arts Emmy (Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics) for the Kimmel video (Sept 13, 2008).
Married Paul Graham
Jessica Livingston and Paul Graham married (public congratulation post on YC news dated June 2, 2008).
Spotify registered/founded
Spotify was officially registered in June 2006 as a music streaming service aiming to monetize via online advertising and later subscriptions.
Co‑founded Adyen with Arnout Schuijff
Co‑founded Adyen, an end-to-end payments platform for online and in-store merchants.
Named to Time 100 (most influential people)
For her role in creating Flickr, Caterina Fake was named on Time magazine's Time 100 list in 2006.
Ph.D. in Social Work from University of Houston
Completed Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in social work. Dissertation: 'Acompañar: A Grounded Theory of Developing, Maintaining and Assessing Relevance in Professional Helping'.
Gender transition (male to female)
Wilson transitioned from male to female in 1994, a significant personal milestone.
Launched Politically Incorrect (Comedy Central)
Debuted the late-night political talk show Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central; Maher hosted and produced.
National syndication debut of The Rush Limbaugh Show
Program debuted nationally on August 1, 1988 on 50 stations; expanded quickly to 100 within three months.
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