(ProsperNews.net) – A former CEO of YouTube died last week after a long fight with lung cancer, which took her life at 56 years old.
Susan Wojcicki may not have been a household name, but the company she once headed is certainly in every household. On Friday, Aug. 9, the former YouTube CEO died after fighting lung cancer for two years.
Wojcicki’s husband, Dennis Troper posted about her passing on social media on the same day and said he was sharing the news “with profound sadness” that his “beloved wife of 26 years” died after losing her battle with “non-small cell lung cancer.” The two shared five children. Troper said Wojcicki was his “best friend” and “life partner” and described her as “brilliant,” as well as a “loving mother” who was a “friend to many.”
Troper said his wife’s impact on her family and on the world was “immeasurable” and that the family was “heartbroken” while also grateful for the time they had with the former YouTube CEO who played an important role in the creation of Google. In an industry dominated by men, she became one of the most respected executives.
Wojcicki started collaborating with Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the co-founders of Google, from the earliest days of the company, shortly after the search engine was first incorporated in 1998. She rented out a garage to the two Google co-founders when they were just 25 years old and before Google moved into a formal office and invited Wojcicki to work for them.
Wojcicki joined in 1999 as a marketing manager and went on to serve in several other positions as the company grew. From 2011 to 2014, she served as senior vice president of advertising and commerce. Google is now known under the umbrella company Alphabet, which also owns YouTube. Wojcicki spent nine years serving as the video platform’s CEO, from 2014 until stepping aside in 2023 to focus on her health, family, and passion projects.
Critics of Wojcicki point out the extreme censorship measures on YouTube employed under her leadership, particularly regarding how users could speak about the pandemic lockdowns and mandates as well as the 2020 presidential election.
Wojcicki’s family already experienced tragedy earlier this year in February when her son, Marco Troper, died from a drug overdose at only 19 years old while attending UC Berkeley as a freshman.
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