Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have a long history with Susan Wojcicki. Ms Wojcicki's departure comes at a time when YouTube is facing one of its most-challenging periods since Google bought what was then a quirky video site facing widespread complaints about copyright infringement, in 2006, for an announced price of $US1.65 billion ($2.4 billion). Mr Brin and Anne Wojcicki divorced in 2015. In 2006, Google bought Ms Wojcicki's home to serve as a monument to the roots of a company that is now valued at $US1.2 trillion ($1.7 trillion).ĭuring Ms Wojcicki's career at Google, Mr Brin became her brother-in-law when he married her sister, Anne, in 2007. "It would be one of the best decisions of my life," Ms Wojcicki wrote in the announcement of her departure. Mr Page and Mr Brin - both 25 at the time - continued to refine their search engine in Ms 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, Ms Wojcicki rented the garage of her Menlo Park, California, home to them for $US1,700 ($2,500) a month. From the garage to the boardroomĪlthough she became one of the most-respected female executives in the male-dominated tech industry, Ms Wojcicki will also be remembered as Google's first landlord. Neal Mohan, who has worked closely with Ms Wojcicki for years, will replace her as YouTube's chief executive. In an email to YouTube employees that was shared publicly on Thursday, local time, the 54-year-old said she was leaving to "start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I'm passionate about".
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