‘Godmother of Silicon Valley' Esther Wojcicki, mother of the YouTube and 23andMe CEOs, shares her secret to raising future leaders

Esther, Janet, Susan, and Anne Wojcicki stand in formal dresses and pose. (Credit: Rich Fury—Getty Images)

Every parent wants their child to succeed, but some parents, like Esther Wojcicki, are especially adept at inspiring greatness in their child. 

Dubbed the “Godmother of Silicon Valley,” Wojcicki is the mother of Susan Wojcicki, the late YouTube CEO who left a secure job at Intel to help start Google out of her garage. She’s also the mom of 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki. And she’s also mother toJanet Wojcicki, a leading anthropologist and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco.