YouTube’s former chief executive and long-time Google executive Susan Wojcicki died on Saturday at the age of 56 after a two-year battle with lung cancer.
“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing.
Before becoming CEO of YouTube in 2014, Wojcicki was senior vice president for ad products at Google.
After nine years at the helm, Wojcicki stepped down from her role at YouTube in 2023 to focus on “family, health, and personal projects”.
“Today we at YouTube lost a teammate, mentor, and friend, Susan Wojcicki,” Mohan said in a post on X.
Persons:
YouTube’s, Susan Wojcicki, ” Dennis Troper, Susan, Sundar Pichai, Wojcicki, Neal Mohan, Larry, Sergey, ” Wojcicki, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, ” Mohan
Organizations:
Google, YouTube, Stanford