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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died at age 56 after a two-year battle with cancer, her husband announced late Friday night.
Wojcicki served as CEO of the video-sharing platform from 2014 to 2023 and was one of the company’s first employees when he joined the company in 1999.
“My beloved wife of 26 years and mother of our five children passed away today after a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer,” Wojcicki’s husband, Dennis Troper, wrote on Facebook.
“Susan was not only my best friend and life partner, she was a brilliant mind, a loving mother and a dear friend to so many,” he continued. “Her impact on our family and the world is immeasurable. We are heartbroken but grateful for the time we shared with her. Please keep our family in your thoughts as we get through this difficult time.”
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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died at the age of 56 after a two-year battle with cancer. (Getty Images)
Wojcicki and Troper married in 1998.
Earlier this year, one of their children, Marco Troper, was found dead in his dorm room at the University of California, Berkeley.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, wrote on social media platform X after learning of Wojcicki’s death that he was “incredibly saddened by the loss of a dear friend.”
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Susan Wojcicki served as CEO of YouTube from 2014 to 2023. (Getty Images)
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“She was as central to Google’s history as anyone, and it’s hard to imagine the world without her,” he wrote. “She was an incredible person, leader and friend, and had an enormous impact on the world. I am one of countless Googlers who became better people for knowing her. We will miss her so much. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family. Rest in peace, Susan.”
Wojcicki said he will leave YouTube in February 2023 to “begin a new chapter focused on family, health and personal projects.”
Wojcicki, Google’s 16th employee, personally persuaded the company’s board of directors to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006.
