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"Commonly Mispronounced Tech Exec Names\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Steve Jobs\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: Like employment positions; rhymes with \"cobs,\" not \"lobes\"\nYes, despite being one of the most successful and well-known men in the world, people have mispronounced Steve Jobs' name as \"Jobes.\" The CEO and co-founder of  Apple passed away in 2011. \n\n\nImage: Flickr, Ben Stanfield\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Marissa Mayer\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: Like \"mire,\" not \"mayor\"\nMayer was hired as Yahoo's new President and CEO in 2012, but some people have yet to pronounce her name correctly. This former Google engineer's net worth is $300 million at the time of writing. \n\n\nImage: Flickr, JD Lasica\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Stephen Elop\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Ee-Lop,\" not like \"elope\"\nFormer Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop's last name is pronounced phonetically. He became the executive vice president of devices and services after Microsoft bought out Nokia.\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Wired Photostream\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. John Donahoe\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Don-ah-ho,\" not like \"Donahue\"\neBay's president and CEO John Donahoe has been the head of the online auction service for over five years. According to Forbes, Donahoe earned over $16 million in 2011.\n\n\nImage: Flickr, ebayink\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Theresia Gouw\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Ter-ree-sah Gow,\" not \"Ter-ree-see-ah Go-uh\"\nA partner at Accel Partners, Theresia Gouw is one of the most prominent women in the business world. Gouw sits on many startup boards, investing in promising entrepreneurs and their businesses.\n\n\nImage: Flickr, nrkbeta\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Jeff Bezos\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Bay-zohs,\" not \"Bee-zos\"The founder and CEO of online shopping giant Amazon, Bezos started the business in 1994 and has been in charge ever since. \n\nImage: Flickr, Niall Kennedy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Bre Pettis\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Brie (like the cheese) Peh-tis,\" not \"Brey Pee-tis\"\nPettis is co-founder and CEO of the 3D printing compant MakerBot Industries. He also co-founded NYC Resistor, a Brooklyn-based hackerspace.\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Joi Ito\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Peter Thiel\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: Like the color teal, not like \"Thee-ul\"\nPeter Thiel co-founded PayPal in 1998, and four years later agreed to sell it to eBay. He was also the first outside investor in Facebook.\n\n\nImage: Flickr, TechCrunch50-2008\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Anne Wojcicki\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Woh-jis-key,\" not \"Woh-jic-kee\"\nAnne Wojcicki is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, a personal genomics company. She is married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. \n\n\nImage: Flickr, Keith Simmons\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. David Morin\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: Like \"more in,\" not \"Mor-een\"\nIn 2010, David Morin co-founded Path, a social media platform that limits connections to only 150 people. The Path CEO was once an executive at Facebook and worked for Apple.\n\n\nImage: Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. John Doerr\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: Like \"door,\" not \"do-er\"Doerr is a venture capitalist at  Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers, and was appointed to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Forbes lists Doerr's net worth as $2.9 billion.\n\nImage: Flickr,  JD Lasica\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Brian Krzanich\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Crah-san-itch,\" not \"Ker-zan-ick\"Elected as the CEO of &gt;Intel in May 2013, Krzanich was formerly the company's executive vice president and COO.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Vivek Wadhwa\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Vi-veck Wad-wha,\" not \"Viv-eek Wad-hu-ah\"Considered one of the most influential minds in modern tech, Wadhwa is currently the vice president of academics and innovation at Singularity University. He is also know for his work at Credit Suisse First Boston.\n\nImage: Flickr, ttnk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Jony Ive\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Johnny,\" not \"Joanie\"; \"I've\" (like the contraction of I have), not \"Ivy\"\nIve is well known as the senior vice president of design at Apple. Responsible for the MacBook Air, iPod Touch and iOS7, Ive was knighted in his home country of England in 2012.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. Jaron Lanier\n\nHow It Should Be Pronounced: \"Je-run Lah-near,\" not \"Jay-ron Lan-ee-er\"\nAuthor, former Atari employee and co-founder of VPL Research, Jaron Lanier has been an important figure in the field of virtual reality. He is also an accomplished musician. \n\n\nImage: Flickr,  JD Lasica\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInnovators and businesspeople alike are sculpting the world in incredible ways, and as a result, they've become celebrities. Steve Jobs, Marissa Mayer, Jony Ive and many others have rocked the business and tech worlds with their ideas and designs. \nStill, unlike the celebrities of Hollywood, the media doesn't always report on these public figures. And since we don't hear their names repeated over and over again, finding their correct pronunciations can become a difficult guessing game. \nSee also: How Do You Pronounce These 5 Tech Terms?\nHave no fear \u2014 here is a roundup of some of the most commonly mispronounced executives' names, and how to say them correctly.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: Mario Tama/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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