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    Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American businesswoman and ex-YouTube CEO, dies

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     10.08.2024, 08:10
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    Susan Wojcicki, the Polish-American former CEO of YouTube and one of the most influential women in the world of technology, died at the age of 56 on Saturday after a two-year battle with lung cancer.

    One of the most prominent women in tech, Wojcicki joined Google in 1999 to become one of the first few employees of the web search leader, years before it acquired YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion.

    “She was an incredible person, leader and friend who had a tremendous impact on the world and I’m one of countless Googlers who are better for knowing her. We will miss her dearly,” Google GOOGL.O Chief Executive Sundar Pichai wrote on X.

    Polish heritage


    Her Polish heritage played an important role in her career. Born in California to a Polish father, Stanley Wójcicki, and a journalist mother, Wojcicki was deeply connected to her roots.

    Susan's grandfather, Franciszek Wójcicki, was a lawyer and a Polish MP in the interwar period. During the German occupation, he was an official of the Polish government in exile, and after the war he joined the ranks of Stanisław Mikołajczyk's Polish People’s Party (PSL).

    Susan’s grandmother, Janina Wójcicka, was a researcher at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. In 1949, she emigrated to Sweden with her son, Susan's father, and then moved to the United States. Susan's grandfather never managed to leave the communist-ruled Poland.

    She would occasionally visit Poland and attend events dedicated to technology and innovation. Wojcicki held Polish citizenship and was recognized as an "Ambassador of Polishness" by country President Andrzej Duda.

    Career in tech


    Technological giant Google grew to its glory from humble beginnings in Susan Wojcicki's garage in Menlo Park, California, where in 1998, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin rented the space to develop their search engine.

    Wojcicki herself joined Google in 1999 as its first marketing manager after witnessing the rapid growth and potential of the company. Before becoming CEO of YouTube in 2014, Wojcicki was senior vice president for ad products at Google.

    After nine years at the helm, Wojcicki stepped down from her role at YouTube in 2023 to focus on "family, health, and personal projects". She was replaced by her deputy, Neal Mohan, a senior advertising and product executive who joined Google in 2008. Wojcicki at that time planned to take on an advisory role at Alphabet, Google's parent company.

    "Today we at YouTube lost a teammate, mentor, and friend, Susan Wojcicki," Mohan said in a post on X.
    Source: Reuters, money.pl
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