Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Passes Away at 56

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• Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki passed away at 56 after a two-year battle with lung cancer.

• Wojcicki was a key figure at Google, joining in 1999 and later leading YouTube from 2014 to 2023.

Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube addresses delegates of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland May 24, 2022

Susan Wojcicki, former CEO of YouTube and a long-time executive at Google, passed away on Saturday at the age of 56 after a two-year battle with lung cancer. 

Wojcicki's husband, Dennis Troper, shared the heartbreaking news in a Facebook post, expressing profound sadness over the loss of his wife of 26 years and the mother of their five children. 

He noted that despite her personal struggles, she remained committed to her philanthropic efforts, including supporting research into the very disease that claimed her life.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, paid tribute to Wojcicki in a blog post, highlighting her dedication to making the world a better place, even in the face of great personal challenges. 

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Wojcicki was one of the most influential women in technology, having joined Google in 1999 as one of its earliest employees. 

She played a key role in Google's acquisition of YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion, and in 2014, she became YouTube's CEO.

After leading YouTube for nine years, Wojcicki stepped down in 2023 to focus on her family, health, and personal projects. 

Her deputy, Neal Mohan, who had joined Google in 2008, succeeded her as CEO. Upon her departure, Wojcicki reflected on her journey, recalling her decision 25 years earlier to join Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in building the search engine that would change the world. She described it as one of the best decisions of her life.

Neal Mohan, in a post on X, expressed the deep sense of loss felt by the YouTube community, remembering Wojcicki as a teammate, mentor, and friend.