- In 1998, Susan Wojcicki rented her garage in Menlo Park, California, to Sergey Brin and Larry Page for $1,700 a month.
- The next year, she would join Google as its 16th employee.
- Here's a glimpse at Wojcicki's life and her rise at Google from an early employee to YouTube's chief exec.
Most landlords only hope their renters pay on time, keep a tidy space, and don't disturb the neighbors.
But Susan Wojcicki's renters ended up offering up a bit more: the chance to become employee No. 16 at a young search-engine startup called Google.
Of course, it's taken more than this incredible circumstance for Wojcicki to rise in the ranks at Google. From expanding the company's ad business to persuading its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, to purchase an up-and-coming video-sharing service called YouTube, Wojcicki has played a vital role in Google's becoming one of the world's most valuable companies.
Here's a glimpse at Wojcicki's life and her rise at Google from employee No. 16 to YouTube's chief exec:
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Susan Wojcicki (pronounced whoa-jit-ski), 50, is a Silicon Valley native.
Source: Forbes
Wojcicki grew up on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California, where her father, Stanley Wojcicki, was chair of the physics department.
Source: USA Today
Wojcicki's mother, Esther Wojcicki, has taught journalism for more than two decades at Palo Alto High School, where she has mentored notable students like Steve Jobs' daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs and the actor James Franco.
Source: Business Insider, SF Gate
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