Susan Wojcicki
Google’s 16th employee and CEO of YouTube from 2014 to 2023
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- 1968 – 2024
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Susan Wojcicki was an American executive who rented her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998, became Google’s 16th employee and led its advertising products, including AdSense. She championed the purchase of YouTube and was its CEO from 2014 to 2023. She died of cancer in 2024.
Biography
Background
Wojcicki grew up on the Stanford campus, where her father taught physics. She studied history and literature at Harvard, economics at UC Santa Cruz and earned an MBA at UCLA. She worked at Intel.
The garage
In 1998 she rented her Menlo Park garage to Page and Brin as Google’s first office. She joined Google in 1999 as its first marketing manager.
Advertising and YouTube
She led the creation of AdSense and other ad products that funded Google. She proposed buying YouTube, which Google acquired in 2006 for $1.65 billion.
YouTube CEO
As CEO from 2014 to 2023, she grew YouTube to more than two billion users and launched YouTube Music, Premium and Shorts, while facing pressure over harmful content. She died of lung cancer in August 2024.
Timeline
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1968
Born in Santa Clara, California, United States
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1998
Rents her garage to Google’s founders
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1999
Joins Google
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2003
AdSense launched
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2006
Google buys YouTube
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2014
CEO of YouTube
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2023
Steps down
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2024
Dies
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2024
Died, aged 56
Did you know?
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1
Her sister Anne co-founded 23andMe and her mother Esther is a noted educator.
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2
Google later bought her garage house.
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3
She campaigned for paid parental leave.
Connections
Related people
Also born on 5 July
Frequently asked
Who is Susan Wojcicki?
Susan Wojcicki was an American executive who rented her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998, became Google’s 16th employee and led its advertising products, including AdSense. She championed the purchase of YouTube and was its CEO from 2014 to 2023. She died of cancer in 2024.
When did Susan Wojcicki die?
Susan Wojcicki died on 9 August 2024 at the age of 56.
Where is Susan Wojcicki from?
Susan Wojcicki was born in Santa Clara, California, United States.
What is Susan Wojcicki known for?
Susan Wojcicki is best known for Renting her garage to Google’s founders; AdSense; buying YouTube; YouTube CEO.
References
- Susan Wojcicki — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Susan Wojcicki — Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Susan Wojcicki — IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Susan Wojcicki — Hindi Wikipedia. Wikipedia (Hindi). Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Susan Wojcicki (Q55183) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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- First published 4 November 2026
- Last updated
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