Former YouTube CEO and longtime Google executive Susan Wojcicki has died at 56

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki speaks during a conversation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. She speaks in front of a blue background with the words World Economic Forum on it.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki speaks during a conversation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Her husband. Dennis Troper said in a statement on social media late Friday, AUg. 9, 2024 that Wojcicki, who was 56, died after suffering with small cell lung cancer for the past two years. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Susan Wojcicki, the former YouTube chief executive officer and longtime Google executive, has died, her husband said. She was 56.

“My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us today after 2 years of living with non small cell lung cancer,” Dennis Troper said in a social media post late Friday.

“Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many,” Troper said.