Susan’s journey, from the storage she rented to Larry and Sergey … to main groups throughout shopper merchandise and constructing our Adverts enterprise … to changing into the CEO of YouTube, one of many world’s most important platforms, is inspiring by any measure. However she didn’t cease there. As one of many earliest Googlers — and the primary to take maternity depart — Susan used her place to construct a greater office for everybody. And within the years that adopted, her advocacy round parental depart set a brand new normal for companies all over the place. Susan was additionally deeply enthusiastic about training. She realized early on that YouTube could possibly be a studying platform for the world and championed “edutubers” — particularly those that prolonged the attain of STEM training to underserved communities.
Over the past two years, whilst she handled nice private difficulties, Susan devoted herself to creating the world higher by her philanthropy, together with supporting analysis for the illness that in the end took her life. I do know that was very significant to her and I’m so glad she took the time to do it.
Susan all the time put others first, each in her values and within the daily. I’ll always remember her kindness to me as a potential “Noogler” 20 years in the past. Throughout my Google interview she took me out for an ice cream and a stroll round campus. I used to be offered – on Google and Susan.
I really feel so lucky to have spent so a few years working with Susan intently, as I’m positive lots of you do — she was completely cherished by her groups right here. Her time on earth was far too brief, however she made each minute depend.
We’re in shut contact with Susan’s household, together with her husband and fellow Googler, Dennis. We’ll share extra quickly about how we’ll have a good time her unbelievable life. Within the meantime, let’s honor Susan’s reminiscence by persevering with to construct a Google she can be pleased with.
-Sundar
