Susan Wojcicki, Ex-YouTube CEO, Passes Away at 56

Susan Wojcicki, former CEO of YouTube and an early Google employee, has died at the age of 56 after a two-year battle with cancer. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the news on social media platform X, and her husband Dennis Troper shared a heartfelt tribute on Facebook.

Susan Wojcicki, who was among the first employees at Google and the former CEO of YouTube, has passed away at the age of 56 after a prolonged struggle with cancer, Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai confirmed on social media platform X this Saturday.

"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," Pichai stated in his post. Wojcicki, an influential figure in the tech industry, resigned from her role at YouTube in 2023 after nine years of leadership.

"It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki 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," expressed her husband, Dennis Troper, on Facebook earlier in the night.

(With inputs from agencies.)