An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube (Washington Post)

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Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer— On Friday evening, Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai shared that Susan Wojcicki has died. She was 56. … Her husband, Dennis Troper, made the announcement earlier this evening:
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Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Susan Wojcicki, Innovator Who Urged Google To Acquire YouTube, Dies At 56

Ken Miller /
HuffPost: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies At 56

Sundar Pichai /
@sundarpichai: 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

Paradise Afshar /
CNN: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56

Alexei Oreskovic /
Fortune: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died at 56

Elizabeth Del Valle /
@lizyybear: Woke up to the sad news of @SusanWojcicki passing. She was the kindest leader, and I personally admire everything about her. I'm grateful for the opportunities I had to learn from you, Susan. I deeply appreciate your advocacy for gamers, employees of color, women, and everyone💔

Ludwig /
@ludwigahgren: damn. super sad to hear the news of susans passing she was the force behind youtube when i went from a fan, to an aspiring creator, to calling youtube my home i had an opportunity to not only meet her but interview her in 2022 before she stepped down as ceo i was nervous to [image]

Matt Koval /
@mattkoval: Sad to hear the news. I observed @SusanWojcicki operate for years as a kind, considerate, and hard-working CEO. She had a calm and steady presence that I will always remember, and she obviously helped make @YouTube the mega-success it is today, despite extreme complexities.

Sam /
@wendoverpro: I never met @SusanWojcicki, but her work completely changed my life. She built an amazing company full of amazing people. I'm really saddened to hear of her passing, but in awe of the legacy she leaves.

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: This is so sad. My thoughts go out to her friends and family.

Todd B. /
@hitsman: “Give everyone a voice and show them the world” is a noble mission that few have contributed to as much as @SusanWojcicki. Her impact on YouTube, Google, and the world was immense. So grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from Susan and will forever treasure her spirit.💙 [image] @kreekcraft: Such heartbreaking news... Without Susan, YouTube wouldn't be the platform it is today. I'm so thankful for all she did for YouTubers and online creators in general. Wishing her family all the best.

Marques Brownlee /
@mkbhd: Really sad to hear the news of @SusanWojcicki passing. She took on one of THE most stressful positions and handled it with grace and vision and was incredibly gracious behind the scenes in ways most people never got to see. Cancer sucks. [image]

Todd Sherman /
@tdd: So sad to hear about Susan's passing. She was an absolute legend and I feel privileged to have worked under her leadership at YouTube. My thoughts are with her family and friends. [image] @couragejd: Absolutely heartbroken. Susan was one of a kind. Her passion for creators and the love she had for everyone she worked with at YouTube was second to none. I'm forever grateful for the times we shared together. Rest in peace ❤️ [image]

Ryan Wyatt /
@fwiz: Absolutely heartbroken to wake up to the news of Susan Wojcicki's passing. She changed my life by taking a chance on me at YouTube, and I'll forever be grateful. I learned so much from her—both directly and indirectly. She was smart, kind, and fearless—the best kind of leader.

Dave Wiskus /
@dwiskus: Sad to hear about @SusanWojcicki. So many of us wouldn't be here now without her work and vision, and the culture she built inside YouTube. What an incredible legacy.

Muaaz /
@mws: The former CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, passed away today She's a HUGE reason YouTube is the platform we love today where people can make a living doing what they love to do RIP Susan 🖤🕊️ [image]

Jacklyn Dallas /
@nbtjacklyn: Heartbroken to hear about Susan Wojcicki - just feel so sad for her and her family She changed the media landscape forever and did it with such brilliance, kindness and grace I had the privilege of meeting her last year and she was so warm and welcoming Really sad news:( @gregorymcfadden: @reneritchie @SusanWojcicki So sad to hear about Susan. Such monumental changes taken under her leadership that made YouTube a better place for creators and viewers.

Jeremy Goldberg /
@jeremy_goldberg: sad to hear Susan Wojcicki passed away at 56. i was lucky to photograph Susan for @Adweek when she became CEO of YouTube. from renting her garage to two Stanford students working on a search engine, to helping build a little place called Google. an incredible but too short life. [image]

Tim Cook /
@tim_cook: Saddened to hear of the passing of Susan Wojcicki. She was one of Silicon Valley's visionaries and she will be missed by so many. May she rest in peace.

Michael Learmonth /
@mikelearmonth@threads.net: Really sorry to hear about Susan Wojcicki ... I interviewed her in 2014, I think her first as new CEO of YouTube. A newcomer to media at the time but unlike so many others she approached it with genuine curiosity and humility https://adage.com/...

Harry McCracken /
@technologizer@threads.net: Such terrible news. When I spent time with Susan Wojcicki for a profile in 2017, and got to watch her at work at a YouTube all-hands, she was remarkably unaffected for someone so accomplished. Here's the part of talking with her that I'll never forget.

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: Here are some great interviews I did over the years with Susan Wojcicki, who died tragically at 56 of lung cancer this week, so you get a sense of her. She was a true treasure in Silicon Valley, a kind, warm and loving woman who led with integrity, while also being a tremendous parent to five kids. https://www.vox.com/...

Christopher Colt /
@personality_of_colt@threads.net: Sad to hear about the passing of Susan Wojcicki tonight. She was a brilliant and thoughtful person who helped shape YouTube into one of the most balanced information platforms on the planet. She is part of Google's “don't be evil” era and deserves a ton of credit for the Internet you know and enjoy today. …

Mohammed Shahrukh /
@techstarsrk@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki dies at the age of 56 due to Lung Cancer. She was a great CEO in her time at YouTube. The only thing I have from her is a letter signed by her when I reached 100K Subscribers. YouTube really flourished during her reign and achieving 100K used to be a milestone.

Ben Werdmüller /
@ben.werdmuller@threads.net: Nobody I know who knew Susan Wojcicki had a bad word to say about her. A sad loss. She had young children, whose world must just have been turned upside down.

M. Brandon Lee /
@thisistechtoday@threads.net: How tragic... Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki died today. Her son had just passed away in February of this year. What a difficult time for that family. Thanks, Susan, for all you did for us YouTube creators. You fought for us and started the AdSense program, which allows me and many others to have the careers that we have. …

Kalim /
@akhmxt@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki is arguably one of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley. You could say her work became the backbone of Google's business and today Google is the “internet” for many of us. May God bless her soul. Cancer is a terrible disease.

Diane von Furstenberg /
@therealdvf@threads.net: Rest in Peace dear Susan Wojcicki, mother, sister, daughter, loyal friend ...Intelligent, thoughtful, funny ... we will all miss you ❤️🙏❤️...witness to our century , Google started in her garage... YouTube blossomed under her leadership... She fought for her life and finally went to join her beloved son Marco ! …

Traci Lee /
@traciglee@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki's impact was profound. YouTube (and Google, which was effectively founded in her garage) would not be what it is without her. https://www.thewrap.com/...

Matt J. /
@imgmatt@threads.net: 😢 In my time at YouTube, Susan was universally beloved - a great leader and an even better human. She was also instrumental in the founding and early growth of Google. What a tremendous loss. https://variety.com/...

Darryl Wharton-Rigby /
@whartonrigby@threads.net: Saddened to learn Susan Wojcicki, who was CEO of YouTube and was one of Google's first employees, has died at 56. I would show her as an example to students in Japan of women in leadership positions. https://www.cnn.com/...

Matt Ross /
@mattross@threads.net: Such sad news. Susan was an incredible leader but she led with compassion. She was so good to me when I got my Parkinson's diagnosis and would incredibly find time to check in on me. She didn't always like the creative work I presented. But had an amazing ability to reject work she didn't like without making you feel like a complete idiot. …

Sahil Mohan Gupta /
@digitallybones@threads.net: It's such a sad story. Susan Wojcicki, the former YouTube CEO, passed away at 56 after suffering from lung cancer for two years. This is why she left the role, even though she continued to advise Alphabet and Google and was even on the board of Waymo. …

Lee Franklin Dugger /
@leedugger@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki, Former Chief of YouTube, Dies at 56. Ms. Wojcicki campaigned for paid parental leave to become standard not only at Google but at other businesses, promoting the policy in an opinion article published by The Wall Street Journal in 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Anthony Quintano /
@anthonyquintano@threads.net: I'm very sad to hear about former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's passing. I never had the pleasure of meeting her but covered her amazing work at Google in the early years. I photographed her at Vidcon with @rhettmc and @linkneal. Rest in peace, Susan.

Matthew Santoro /
@matthewsantoro@threads.net: I woke up today to news that the former CEO of YouTube Susan Wojcicki has died at the age of 56 from cancer. I met Susan in 2016 at the YouTube creator summit. In the last 5 years I lost multiple people - my close friend Dylan, another fellow creator and friend Grant Thompson, and now Susan. … @czsworld@threads.net: Creators are posting their letters from Susan Wojcicki in honor of her today. It's made me realize the signature is placed differently my letter compared to some others. This may be a result of different versions of the letter. The 100K signature is clearly computer printed, but I like to believe she signed all the 1M letters herself. …

Karl /
@karlamon.9@threads.net: While flawed as a CEO, Susan Wojcicki carried so much of YouTube's weight to maintain the free and open video platform we all relish in. Pulling off that heavy task while battling cancer ain't easy, but it truly is commendable. Thank you, Susan. Rest in peace.

Andrew P. Bridges /
@andrewpbridges@threads.net: I am very sad to learn about the death of Susan Wojcicki. I defended her deposition in Perfect 10 v. Google. She was one of the nicest executives I ever met, and whip-smart. In her deposition she faced the ugliest stunt from opposing counsel I ever saw in my 40-year career. …

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@threads.net: What a gut punch. Susan was a brilliant executive who led YouTube to become a vital cultural institution and successful business. I witnessed a meeting with editors in Davos when she offered to introduce news executives to YouTubers to learn about truly popular media. They demurred. …

Lucia Suarez Sang /
CBS News: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56 after cancer battle

Sundar Pichai /
The Keyword: An incredible life and career

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies from cancer

Neal Mohan /
@nealmohan: Today we @youtube lost a teammate, mentor, and friend, @SusanWojcicki. I had the good fortune of meeting Susan 17 years ago when she was the architect of the DoubleClick acquisition. Her legacy lives on in everything she touched @google and @youtube. I am forever grateful for

John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO and Longtime Google Executive, Dies From Cancer at 56 New York Post: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dead at 56 — months after her son died of overdose in California dorm

Rene Ritchie /
@reneritchie: Thanks to @SusanWojcicki, her vision, determination, leadership, and the unique partnership she sparked between YouTube and creators, we have all not only been given a voice and shown the world, but we've forged together opportunity, dignity, and legitimacy, set the foundations

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: Sundar Pichai, CEO of google, just sent this memo out to all google employees memorializing Wojcicki and the time she spent building the company with Larry Page and Sergey Brin [image]

Amir Efrati /
The Information: Former Google Executive Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Some very sad news tonight: former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki passed away today, per a Facebook post from her husband. No cause of death was given, but she was said to be battling cancer for some time. RIP.

Christine Tsai /
@christine_tsai: ❤️❤️

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO and Leading Google Exec, Dies at 56

Trisha Sengupta /
Hindustan Times: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies after cancer battle, Sundar Pichai leads tributes: ‘Unbelievably saddened’

Chris Dale /
@cadale: @SusanWojcicki touched so many lives in so many ways. Her life was cut cruelly short today. Her energy, enthusiasm, creativity and authenticity were boundless. She loved @google and @YouTube so very much. The world is better because she was in it. She will be so deeply missed.

Caroline Frost /
Deadline: Susan Wojcicki Dead: Google Chief Pays Tribute After Former YouTube CEO's Death At 56

Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dies at 56

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An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube— Ms. Wojcicki, who helped start Google, was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley before stepping down from YouTube.

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