In a post on X, Sundar Pichai honored former YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki.
After battling cancer, Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, passed away. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet and Google, paid tribute to the industry pioneer on X, and soon after, other people followed.
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Dennis Troper, Susan Wojcicki’s husband, announced her passing on Facebook. I convey the news of Susan Wojcicki’s passing with great grief. My dear wife of 26 years, who was also our mother of five children, passed away today following a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer. Not only was Susan my lifelong best friend and companion, but she was also a sharp mind, a devoted mother, and a treasured friend to many. Her influence on the world, and our family, was immense. Though we are inconsolable, we are thankful for the time we spent with her. As we get through this trying moment, please remember our family,” he wrote.
What did Sundar Pichai share?
“Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend Susan Wojcicki 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,” Pichai wrote.
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How did social media react?
People took to X to express their respect for Susan Wojcicki, and many wrote, “RIP.” One individual wrote, “Oh wow, what a loss to this world. Super sad.” Another added, “How tragic.”
About Susan Wojcicki:
Susan Wojcicki led Alphabet subsidiary YouTube from 2014 until early 2023. She also served as an advisor to Google and its parent company, Alphabet.
She had a close relationship with Google since, according to Forbes, Larry Page and Sergey Brin hired her garage in 1998 to work on developing the search engine. In 1999, she became the sixteenth employee of Google. Additionally, she supported YouTube’s $1.65 billion acquisition, which led to an increase in the platform’s monthly viewership to 2.5 billion.
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