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Susan Wojcicki
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American business executive (1968–2024) Former CEO of YouTube.
Susan Wojcicki was an American business executive who served as the CEO of YouTube, one of the world's largest video-sharing platforms. Her leadership of YouTube from 2014 to 2023 made her a significant figure in shaping how billions of people consume and share video content online.
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Susan Diane Wojcicki (/wʊˈtʃɪtski/ wuutch-ITS-kee; July 5, 1968 – August 9, 2024) was an American business executive who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of YouTube from 2014 to 2023. Wojcicki worked in the technology industry for over twenty years. She became involved in the creation of Google in 1998 when she rented out her garage as an office to the company's founders. She worked as…
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- The YouTube Effect — Self - Former YouTube CEO2023
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- human
- Given name
- Diane
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Santa Clara
- Place of death
- Palo Alto
- Father
- Stanley Wojcicki
- Mother
- Esther Wojcicki
- Position held
- chief executive officer
- Employer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- economics
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- Susan Wojcicki (29393944130) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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- date of birth
- 1968-07-05
- Commons category
- Susan Wojcicki
- social media followers
- 166000
- affiliation string
- YouTube
- date of death
- 2024-08-09
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- name in native language
- Susan Wojcicki
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Susan Diane Wojcicki (/wuːˈtʃɪtski/ woo-CHITS-kee; July 5, 1968 – August 9, 2024) was an American business executive who was the chief executive officer of YouTube from 2014 to 2023. Her net worth was estimated at $765 million in 2022.
Wojcicki worked in the technology industry for over twenty years. She became involved in the creation of Google in 1998 when she rented out her garage as an office to the company's founders. She worked as Google's first marketing manager in 1999, leading the company's online advertising business and original video service. After observing the success of YouTube, she suggested 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.
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