Esther Denise "Woj" Hochman Wojcicki (/wʊˈtʃɪtski/ wuu-CHITS-kee;[1] born 1941[2]) is an American journalist, educator, and vice chair of the Creative Commons advisory council.

[6][7] Wojcicki was valedictorian of her high school class[6] and attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a B.A.

[10] She has also worked as a professional journalist for multiple publications and blogs regularly for The Huffington Post.

She holds an honorary doctorate from Palo Alto University (2013) and from Rhode Island School of Design (2016).

[18] Wojcicki mentored Steve Jobs' daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs at Palo Alto High School.

[20] They have three daughters: Susan (former CEO of YouTube) who died in 2024, Janet, a Fulbright-winning anthropologist, assistant professor of pediatrics and researcher, and Anne (co-founder of 23andMe), and ten grandchildren.