Susan Wojcicki, former CEO of YouTube, dead at 56
- Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, died at 56 after living with lung cancer.
- Wojcicki led YouTube from 2014 to 2023.
Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, died "after two years of living with cancer," Alphabet CEO Sunder Pichai wrote on X, adding that he was "unbelievably saddened by the loss." She was 56.
"She is as core to the history of Google as anyone, and it's hard to imagine the world without her," Pichai continued. "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."
On Facebook, her husband, Dennis Troper, wrote on Friday night, "My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us today after 2 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," Troper wrote.
Wojcicki began working at Google in 1999 and served as CEO of YouTube from 2014 until 2023.
Representatives for Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
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