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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies months after son

Author: Alec Gearty – New York Post Source: News Corp Australia Network:

August 10, 2024 at 07:05

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A former long-time YouTube CEO has died at the age of 56.

Business executive Susan Wojcicki, who served as YouTube’s chief executive officer for nine years, died at 56 years old Friday, according to her family.

She had been living with non-small cell lung cancer for the past two years.

“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing,” Wojcicki’s husband Dennis Troper said on Facebook, the New York Post reported.

CANNES, FRANCE – JUNE 19: CEO YouTube Susan Wojcicki speaks during the 'What Matters Next' session during the Cannes Lions Festival 2018 on June 19, 2018 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Francois G. Durand/Getty Images)

“Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many.

“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 navigate this difficult time.”

Susan Wojcicki, chief executive officer of YouTube Inc., introduces the company's new television subscription service at the YouTube Space LA venue in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. For $35 a month, starting sometime this spring, subscribers to YouTube TV will be able to watch the top four broadcast networks and some affiliated cable channels. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

Wojcicki and Troper married in 1998 and share five children.

In February, Wojcicki’s son Marco Troper was found dead inside a University of California, Berkeley dorm room.

She was appointed CEO of YouTube in 2014 and named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people the following year.

Wojcicki resigned from her position – after 25 years with the company – in Feb. 2023 to “start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects.”

Google CEO Sundar Pichai remembered Wojcicki as an “incredible leader” who played a crucial role in the company’s success.

“Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend (Susan Wojcicki) after two years of living with cancer,” Pichai said in a statement on X. “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.”

This story originally appeared on the New York Post and reproduced with permission