Jerry Yang's abrupt departure from Yahoo's board may have surprised many in the tech world, but the digital world has had its fair share of dramatic resignations. From Steve Jobs to Eric Schmidt, click through the gallery above to see some of the most high profile and memorable industry shake-ups.

Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs pushed an entire industry to "think different." After passing away late last year, Jobs left an impression among many across the world as an innovator, rebel and entrepreneur. While Apple still maintains a cult-like status, many remained fixated on the lessons that can be learned from iconic founder Steve Jobs. For those that have finished the book, but still crave more from the fabled story of Jobs, Scott Hurff has put together "The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection" on Chill, a video bookmarking service. The collection is an archive of all the best Steve Jobs videos available on the web. Reuters
Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt was Google's CEO for a decade. Reuters
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns
Jerry Yang, former Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Yahoo! gestures as he addresses a conference in central Londonn November 12, 2008. Reuters
Then-Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz gestures during her appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco
Then-Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz gestures during her appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, California November 16, 2010. REUTERS
Randi Zuckerberg
Randi Zuckerberg left her little brother's social media empire to start her own consulting company. Reuters
David Eun
David Eun formerly led AOL's content operations AOL
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