A brave lady, Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube and a long-time Google executive, just passed away on 10th August, 2024 Saturday at the age of 56 after a courageous two-year battle with lung cancer.
Her husband of 26 years, Dennis Troper, sent a touching message on Facebook saying, "It is with huge sadness that I share the news of Susan's passing." "Susan was a good and very loving wife and mother to our five children, and she left us today after bravely living with non-small cell lung cancer."
Despite her personal struggles, Susan Wojcicki continued to make a positive impact on the world through her philanthropic efforts, including supporting research for the disease that ultimately claimed her life, as Google's CEO Sundar Pichai shared in a blog post.
Susan Wojcicki was one of the most influential women in technology, joining Google in 1999 as one of its earliest employees. She played a pivotal role years before the company acquired YouTube in 2006 for 1.65 billion USD.
Before taking the reins as YouTube's CEO in 2014, Susan Wojcicki served as Google's Senior Vice President for Ad Products. After nearly a decade at the helm, she stepped down in 2023 to focus on her family, health, and personal pursuits. Neal Mohan, her trusted deputy, succeeded her.
Reflecting on her career, Susan Wojcicki once wrote, "Twenty-five years ago, I made the decision to join two Stanford graduate students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were building a new search engine. It was one of the best decision of my life."
Her husband of 26 years, Dennis Troper, sent a touching message on Facebook saying, "It is with huge sadness that I share the news of Susan's passing." "Susan was a good and very loving wife and mother to our five children, and she left us today after bravely living with non-small cell lung cancer."
Despite her personal struggles, Susan Wojcicki continued to make a positive impact on the world through her philanthropic efforts, including supporting research for the disease that ultimately claimed her life, as Google's CEO Sundar Pichai shared in a blog post.
Susan Wojcicki was one of the most influential women in technology, joining Google in 1999 as one of its earliest employees. She played a pivotal role years before the company acquired YouTube in 2006 for 1.65 billion USD.
Before taking the reins as YouTube's CEO in 2014, Susan Wojcicki served as Google's Senior Vice President for Ad Products. After nearly a decade at the helm, she stepped down in 2023 to focus on her family, health, and personal pursuits. Neal Mohan, her trusted deputy, succeeded her.
Reflecting on her career, Susan Wojcicki once wrote, "Twenty-five years ago, I made the decision to join two Stanford graduate students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were building a new search engine. It was one of the best decision of my life."
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