American business executive (1968–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Susan Diane Wojcicki (July 5, 1968 – August 9, 2024)[1] was a American-Polish business executive who was the former CEO of YouTube.[2] She worked in the tech industry for over 20 years.[3][4] Wojcicki was involved in the founding of Google. She was the CEO of YouTube from 2014 to 2023.[5][6] Wojcicki had an estimated net worth of $580 million.[7]
Susan Wojcicki | |
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Born | Susan Diane Wojcicki July 5, 1968 |
Died | August 9, 2024 56) | (aged
Cause of death | Lung cancer |
Citizenship | American, Polish |
Education | Harvard University (BA) University of California, Santa Cruz (MS) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
Known for | Former CEO of YouTube |
Spouse |
Dennis Troper (m. 1998) |
Children | 5 |
Signature | |
Wojcicki worked in the technology industry for over twenty years.[8][9] She became involved in the creation of Google in 1998 when she rented out her garage as an office to the company's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.[10] She worked as Google's first marketing manager in 1999.[10] After seeing the success of YouTube, she said that Google should buy it. The deal was approved for $1.65 billion in 2006. She was appointed CEO of YouTube in 2014, serving until resigning in February 2023.
Wojcicki married Dennis Troper on August 23, 1998, in Belmont, California.[11] They have five children.
In addition to her U.S. citizenship,[12] she was a Polish citizen.[13]
Wojcicki died of lung cancer on August 9, 2024 at the age of 56. [14]
Wojcicki was named #1 on Vanity Fair's New Establishment list in 2019.[15]
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