Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki passes away
Wojcicki, who led YouTube from 2014 to 2023, died of lung cancer
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died of cancer. Wojcicki passed away after a two-year-long battle with lung cancer, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said.
Susan Wojcicki was 56. She was the CEO of YouTube from 2014 to 2023. She also served as an advisor to Google and its parent company, Alphabet.
Sharing the news, Pichai said he was "unbelievably saddened" by her demise.
In a tweet, Pichai said, "Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend @SusanWojcicki after two years of living with cancer. She is as core to the history of Google as anyone, and it’s hard to imagine the world without her. She was an incredible person, leader and friend who had a tremendous impact on the world and I’m one of countless Googlers who is better for knowing her. We will miss her dearly. Our thoughts with her family. RIP Susan."
Wojcicki’s husband Dennis Troper too wrote a note remembering her.
"It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki's passing. My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us today after two years of living with non-small cell lung cancer. Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many," he wrote.
