Susan Wojcicki: ‘One of tech’s biggest contributors’: Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook condole death of former YouTube CEO Wojcicki

The tech industry took to social media to mourn the loss of former YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki, who died on Saturday after fighting cancer for two years. “Her loss is devastating for all of us who know and love her, for the thousands of Googlers she led over the years, and for millions of people all over the world who looked up to her, benefited from her advocacy and leadership, and felt the impact of the incredible things she created at Google, YouTube, and beyond,” Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in a note to employees.

Wojcicki played a key role in Google’s creation and served nine years as YouTube’s CEO, stepping down last year to focus on her “family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about,” she said at the time.

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to X and said, “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.”

She was one of the most respected female executives in the male-dominated tech industry.

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said the company lost a mentor. 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 her friendship and guidance.”

“The world has lost Susan Wojcicki, one of the biggest contributors to the tech community, but more importantly one of the kindest, thoughtful human beings in addition to being a great Mom,” venture capital investor Ron Conway wrote in a post on X.

“Reflecting on the profound impact of my dear friend and Salesforce board member Susan Wojcicki. Susan was a trailblazer in the industry, an exemplary mother, and a cherished friend,” Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, shared on X.
Susan’s husband Dennis Troper posted on Facebook, “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. Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many.”