Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died at the age of 56 after battling lung cancer for two years, according to a Facebook post shared by her husband, Dennis Troper.
“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of Susan Wojcicki. My loving wife of 26 years and mother of our five children left us today after two years of living with non-small cell lung cancer. Susan was not only my best friend and life partner, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many,” Troper wrote while sharing photos of himself with Susan Wojcicki.
“Her impact on our family and the world was immeasurable. We are heartbroken, but grateful for the time we had with her. Please keep our family in your thoughts as we go through this difficult time,” Troper added.
Sundar Pichai shares post on X
“I’m incredibly saddened by the loss of my dear friend @SusanWojcicki after two years of living with cancer,” Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai wrote on X.
Incredibly saddened by the loss of my dear friend. @SusanWojcicki After two years of living with cancer, she is as central to Google’s story as anyone else and it’s hard to imagine the world without her. She was an incredible person, leader and friend who had a huge influence…
-Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) August 10, 2024
“She is as central to Google’s story as anyone else and it’s hard to imagine the world without her. She was an incredible person, a leader and a friend who had a tremendous impact on the world and I am one of countless Googlers who feels better for having known her. We will miss her dearly. Our thoughts are with her family. Rest in peace Susan,” Pichai wrote.
Pichai too shared a note titled “An incredible life and career” in a blog post.
Google employees,
By now, you may have heard the news that Susan Wojcicki passed away after two years of living with lung cancer. Even as I write this, it seems impossible to me that it is true. Susan was one of the most active and vibrant people I have ever known.
Her loss is devastating for all of us who knew and loved her, for the thousands of Googlers she led over the years, and for the millions of people around the world who looked up to her, benefited from her support and leadership, and felt the impact of the incredible things she created at Google, YouTube, and beyond.
Susan’s journey from renting a garage to Larry and Sergey, to leading teams in consumer products and building our advertising business, to becoming the CEO of YouTube, one of the largest platforms in the world, is inspiring by any measure. But she didn’t stop there.
As one of Google’s first employees (and the first to take maternity leave), Susan leveraged her position to create a better workplace for everyone. And in the years that followed, her advocacy for maternity leave set a new standard for companies around the world.
Susan was also passionate about education. She realized early on that YouTube could be a learning platform for everyone and promoted “edutubers,” especially those who expanded the reach of STEM education to underserved communities.
Over the past two years, even as she faced great personal hardships, Susan dedicated herself to improving the world through her philanthropy, including supporting research into the disease that ultimately took her life.
I know that was very meaningful to her and I am so glad she took the time to do it. Susan always put others first, both in her values and in her day to day life. I will never forget her kindness to me when I was a future “Noogler” 20 years ago.
During my interview at Google, she took me out for ice cream and a walk around campus. I was sold on Google and Susan. I feel so lucky to have spent so many years working closely with Susan, as I’m sure many of you do – she was so adored by her teams here. Her time on Earth was all too brief, but she made every minute count.
We are in close contact with Susan’s family, including her husband and fellow Googler, Dennis. We will share more information soon about how we will celebrate her incredible life.
In the meantime, let’s honor Susan’s memory and continue building a Google she can be proud of.
-Sundar
Susan Wojcicki’s role on YouTube
Wojcicki became YouTube’s CEO in February 2014 and stepped down in February 2023, after which Neal Mohan became the new CEO.
At the time, Wojcicki cited “family, health and personal projects” as the reasons for leaving her post.
Wojcicki played a pivotal role in building Google’s giant advertising business. She helped create AdSense and is credited with personally orchestrating Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick in 2007, a deal seen as crucial to establishing Google’s advertising empire.
It is worth noting that in 2011, San Jose Mercury News She reported that she personally convinced Google’s board of directors to buy YouTube.
It’s worth noting that Wojcicki played a crucial role in the founding of Google, as she rented a garage space in her parents’ home to co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to start the company in 1998.
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