Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died

Googlers,

By now you will have heard the information that Susan Wojcicki has handed away after two years of dwelling with lung most cancers. At the same time as I write this it feels unattainable to me that it’s true. Susan was one of the energetic and vibrant individuals I’ve ever met. Her loss is devastating for all of us who know and love her, for the 1000’s of Googlers she led over time, and for thousands and thousands of individuals all around the world who regarded as much as her, benefited from her advocacy and management, and felt the affect of the unimaginable issues she created at Google, YouTube, and past.

Susan’s journey, from the storage she rented to Larry and Sergey … to main groups throughout client merchandise and constructing our Advertisements enterprise … to changing into the CEO of YouTube, one of many world’s most important platforms, is inspiring by any measure. However she didn’t cease there. As one of many earliest Googlers — and the primary to take maternity depart — Susan used her place to construct a greater office for everybody. And within the years that adopted, her advocacy round parental depart set a brand new normal for companies in all places. Susan was additionally deeply obsessed with schooling. She realized early on that YouTube may very well be a studying platform for the world and championed “edutubers” — particularly those that prolonged the attain of STEM schooling to underserved communities.

During the last two years, whilst she handled nice private difficulties, Susan devoted herself to creating the world higher via her philanthropy, together with supporting analysis for the illness that finally took her life. I do know that was very significant to her and I’m so glad she took the time to do it.

Susan all the time put others first, each in her values and within the everyday. I’ll always remember her kindness to me as a potential “Noogler” 20 years in the past. Throughout my Google interview she took me out for an ice cream and a stroll round campus. I used to be bought – on Google and Susan.

I really feel so lucky to have spent so a few years working with Susan intently, as I’m certain a lot of you do — she was completely beloved by her groups right here. Her time on earth was far too quick, however she made each minute rely.

We’re in shut contact with Susan’s household, together with her husband and fellow Googler, Dennis. We’ll share extra quickly about how we’re going to rejoice her unimaginable life. Within the meantime, let’s honor Susan’s reminiscence by persevering with to construct a Google she can be happy with.

-Sundar