Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, is stepping down

Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, is stepping down

Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, has announced her resignation from the streaming video site. Wojcicki, who has been with Alphabet for almost 25 years, said that she is embarking on “a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal initiatives I’m passionate about.”

Wojcicki has been with Google almost since its inception. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the company’s founders, set up shop in her parents’ garage shortly after incorporating Google in 1998. The next year, Wojcicki was named Google’s first marketing manager.