During Wojcicki’s career at Google, Brin became her brother-in-law when he married her sister, Anne, in 2007. In 2006, Google bought Wojcicki's home to serve as a monument to the roots of a company now valued at $1.2 trillion. “It would be one of the best decisions of my life," Wojcicki wrote in the announcement of her departure. Page and Brin - both 25 at the time - continued to refine their search engine in Wojcicki's garage for five months before moving Google into a more formal office and later persuaded their former landlord to come work for their company. Shortly after Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated their search engine into a business in 1998, Wojcicki rented the garage of her Menlo Park, California, home to them for $1,700 a month. Neal Mohan, who has worked closely with Wojcicki for years, will replace her as YouTube's CEO.Īlthough she became one of the most respected female executives in the male-dominated tech industry, Wojcicki will also be remembered as Google's first landlord. In an email to YouTube employees that was shared publicly Thursday, the 54-year-old Wojcicki said she is leaving to “start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about." She didn't elaborate on her plans.
NEW YORK - Susan Wojcicki, a longtime Google executive who played a key role in the company's creation, is stepping down as YouTube's CEO after spending the past nine years running the video site that has reshaped entertainment, culture and politics.
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