Indian-American Neal Mohan is new YouTube CEO: All you need to know about him

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube Susan Wojcicki has resigned from her role, Google’s parent company Alphabet informed, and that Neal Mohan will take over. Mohan will be the new SVP and new head of YouTube. Wojcicki in an email to employee revealed that she will be focusing on family, health and personal projects that she is passionate about. Also Read: YouTube Gets Dedicated Mental Health And Wellbeing Section For Teenagers: Who Can Access, What's Special?

Neal Mohan, a Stanford graduate, joined Google in 2008 and is the chief product officer at YouTube. He has also worked with Microsoft and sits on the board of Stitch Fix, a personal styling company, and he is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mohan and Wojcicki have worked together for nearly 15 years. He became YouTube’s chief product officer in 2015. Also Read: YouTube’s Next Big AI Upgrade: Lip-Syncing For Auto-Dubbed Videos Coming Soon

“Today, after nearly 25 years here, I’ve decided to step back from my role as the head of YouTube and start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about,” Wojcicki said in a blog post. She has agreed with Sundar Pichai to take on an advisory role across Google and Alphabet. Also Read: Gemini Nano Banana AI Image Editor Rolls Out To Google Search And NotebookLM: Here’s What’s New

“This will allow me to call on my different experiences over the years to offer counsel and guidance across Google and the portfolio of Alphabet companies,” she added. Wojcicki managed marketing, co-created Google Image Search, led Google’s first Video and Book search, as well as early parts of AdSense’s creation, worked on the YouTube and DoubleClick acquisitions, served as SVP of Ads, and for the last nine years, was the CEO of YouTube.

“I took on each challenge that came my way because it had a mission that benefited so many people’s lives around the world: finding information, telling stories and supporting creators, artists, and small businesses,” she noted.

“Mohan will be the SVP and new head of YouTube. I’ve spent nearly 15 years of my career working with Mohan, first when he came over to Google with the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007 and as his role grew to become SVP of Display and Video Ads,” said Wojcicki.

He has set up a top-notch product and UX team, played pivotal roles in the launch of some of the biggest products, including YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium and Shorts, and has led the Trust and Safety team. Mohan ensured that “YouTube lives up to its responsibility as a global platform”.

“With all we’re doing across Shorts, streaming, and subscriptions, together with the promises of AI, YouTube’s most exciting opportunities are ahead, and Mohan is the right person to lead us,” said Wojcicki.