Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dead at 56 After Cancer Battle

Her husband shared the news, paying tribute in a Facebook post.

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, on June 19, 2018. Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, passed away on Friday after a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer. She was 56.

The news was shared by her husband, Dennis Troper, in a statement on Facebook, expressing deep sorrow over the loss of his wife of 26 years.