Susan Wojcicki is an American business executive, notable for her tenure as the CEO of YouTube from 2014 to 2023. Before leading YouTube, she was involved in Google's early days, notably renting her garage to Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and later becoming Google's first marketing manager. Wojcicki played a key role in the acquisition of YouTube by Google in 2006. Her leadership at YouTube focused on growth in content and users. Her net worth was estimated at $765 million in 2022.
In 1947, Susan Wojcicki's paternal grandfather, Franciszek Wójcicki, was elected as a Member of Polish Parliament.
On July 5, 1968, Susan Diane Wojcicki was born. She would later become the CEO of YouTube.
In 1990, Susan Wojcicki graduated with honors from Harvard University, where she studied history and literature.
In 1993, Susan Wojcicki received her MS in economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
On August 23, 1998, Susan Wojcicki married Dennis Troper.
In September 1998, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin set up the Google office in Wojcicki's garage in Menlo Park, California.
In 1998, Susan Wojcicki received her MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
In 1998, Wojcicki became involved in the creation of Google by renting out her garage to the company's founders.
In 1999, Wojcicki became Google's first marketing manager, leading the company's online advertising business.
In 2003, Wojcicki was the first product manager of Google's AdSense.
In 2006, Wojcicki managed the $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube by Google.
In February 2014, Wojcicki became the CEO of YouTube.
In December 2014, Wojcicki joined the board of Salesforce.
On December 16, 2014, Wojcicki wrote an article in The Wall Street Journal about the importance of paid maternity leave.
In 2014, Susan Wojcicki became the CEO of YouTube.
In 2015, Wojcicki was named one of Time's 100 most influential people.
In 2016, Wojcicki endorsed Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election.
By August 2017, YouTube's percentage of female employees rose from 24 to nearly 30 percent under Wojcicki's leadership.
On July 20, 2018, Susan Wojcicki announced the YouTube Learning initiative to support education focused content creators.
On October 22, 2018, Wojcicki wrote about the potential negative impacts of Article 13 on content creators.
In 2020, the company launched YouTube Shorts, its short-form video experience.
By 2021, YouTube had paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and media companies.
In November 2022, YouTube publicized that the company had surpassed 80 million Music and Premium subscribers.
In 2022, Susan Wojcicki's net worth was estimated at $765 million.
In February 2023, Wojcicki resigned from her position as CEO of YouTube.
In February 2023, YouTube Shorts surpassed 50 billion daily views.
On February 16, 2023, Wojcicki announced her resignation from YouTube to focus on personal projects.
In 2023, Susan Wojcicki resigned from her position as CEO of YouTube.
On February 13, 2024, Susan Wojcicki's son Marco Troper died at the age of 19.
Susan Wojcicki passed away on August 9, 2024. She was an American business executive and former CEO of YouTube.
In November 2024, three months after her death, a final message prepared by Wojcicki was publicly released where she reflected on her career.
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