Sundar Pichai mourns Wojcicki’s demise
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, passed away after a two-year fight with lung cancer, calling her a “incredible person”. She was 56 years old. Her passing, according to Pichai, “unbelievably saddened” him.
Wojcicki was a crucial person in Google’s history and had a big influence on how the internet was developed. She led YouTube as CEO from 2014 till 2023.
In a tweet, Pichai said Wojcicki was “as core to the history of Google as anyone” and that it was hard to imagine a world without her.
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“Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend @SusanWojcicki after two years of living with cancer. 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. Our thoughts with her family. RIP Susan,” she tweeted.
Wojcicki’s husband writes emotional post for her
Dennis Troper, Wojcicki’s husband, wrote an emotional post on Facebook praising his late wife as a “brilliant mind” and calling her “a dear friend to many”.
“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki’s passing. My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us today after two 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,” he wrote.
Wojcicki’s life
Born on July 5, 1968, Wojcicki has had a significant impact on the technology business for the previous two decades. Her relationship with Google began in 1998, when she rented out her garage to the company’s founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, for $1,700 (about Rs 1.42 lakh) per month. This unexpected encounter led to her becoming Google’s 16th employee, and then its first marketing manager, in 1999.
She played a pivotal role in enhancing Google’s advertising business and conceptualizing AdSense, significantly boosting the company’s revenue.
