New York: Neal Mohan, an Indian-American is all set to take over as the next chief executive officer of YouTube. He will be replacing Susan Wojcicki, who announced that she is stepping down from her role after spending nine years as the head of the global online video-sharing and social media platform to focus on “family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about.”
Neal Mohan, 49, holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
He started his career at Accenture (then Andersen Consulting) in 1996 and then joined a startup called NetGravity that was later acquired by Internet advertising firm DoubleClick in 2002.
In 2007, DoubleClick was bought by Google. Neal Mohan played a key role in advancing Google’s advertising products, including AdWords, AdSense, and DoubleClick.
He has also had a stint with Microsoft where he was the manager of the corporate strategy.
Mohan has led several strategic startup acquisitions including Invite Media, Admeld, and Teracent to bolster Google’s advertising offerings.
Mohan was appointed chief product officer at YouTube in 2015. He focused on building YouTube Shorts, Music and subscription offerings in the role. He was also responsible for the platform’s products, user experience, and trust and safety initiatives.
According to a report in Moneycontrol.com, He has played a pivotal role in the launch of some of YouTube’s biggest products including its subscription service YouTube Red which was later rebranded as YouTube Premium; music streaming service YouTube Music, kids-oriented app YouTube Kids, live television streaming service YouTube TV and its short-form video service YouTube Shorts.
Taking to his Twitter, Mohan said that he is excited to continue this “awesome and important mission” and looking forward to a new future.
“Thank you, @SusanWojcicki. It’s been amazing to work with you over the years. You’ve built YouTube into an extraordinary home for creators and viewers. I’m excited to continue this awesome and important mission. Looking forward to what lies ahead…”
