Neal Mohan

Susan Wojcicki to step down as YouTube CEO, Indian-American Neal Mohan to take charge of the streaming giant.

[Google pilot shoppable content for viewers](https://inc42.com/buzz/youtube-partners-with-shopify-to-roll-out-shoppable-content-for-indian-viewers/) in the country while the tech major also announced that videos, primarily on healthcare, will now be available in multiple languages on the streaming site. The platform also rakes up billions of views and dollars in a single year from content and ad revenues. Mohan also played a key role in the launch of some of the biggest products at YouTube, including YouTube Music, YouTube Premium and Shorts. One of the earliest employees at Google (now Alphabet), she worked on many of the key verticals at the tech major, including AdSense, Google Image Search, marketing, among others. While the numbers have been staggering, the streaming platform has been marred by regulatory upheavals ranging from takedown orders to crackdown on illicit content. After 25 years of working at Google, curtains have finally come down on Susan Wojcicki’s stint as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of streaming major YouTube.

Mohan, who is of Indian origin, is among other CEOs who are leading other global tech giants, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Adobe CEO Shantanu ...

“The best analogy that comes to mind for me is really just thinking about YouTube as a stage,” he told Fast Company last year. With Google’s acquisition in 2007, he became a part of the tech giant, and later became senior vice president of Display and Video Ads. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent US think tank.

Mohan joined Google nearly 15 years ago as part of the former's acquisition of DoubleClick in 2007. After working as SVP of Display and Video Ads, he was ...

He is a board member of marketing trade association MMA Global and Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). In a career spanning over two decades, he worked with Accenture and Microsoft in multiple roles. Mohan joined Google nearly 15 years ago as part of the former’s acquisition of DoubleClick in 2007.

Mohan ended up at Google after the tech giant bought DoubleClick for $3.1 billion in 2007.

In 2011, it was reported by Tech Crunch that Google had paid over $100 million to Mohan to retain him and prevent him from leaving the company to join Twitter. The payment was a sign of the importance that Google placed on Mohan's role at the company, as well as the intense competition for top talent in the tech industry. MOST READ Mohan’s expertise in the world of product and strategy was widely known in silicon valley. At the time, Mohan had offers from Google and other tech companies but he agreed to rejoin DoubleClick as their head of products. However, Google was not prepared to let him go without a fight. As Chief Product Officer, he oversaw all of YouTube's product development and innovation. Rosenblatt called up Mohan soon after he finished his MBA for his product expertise. YouTube's new CEO Neal Mohan is a formidable figure in the tech industry known for his quiet demeanour and for getting work done behind the scenes. By the end of 1997, NetGravity was acquired by a larger Internet advertising startup called DoubleClick. Meanwhile, DoubleClick was going through major solvency issues. In 1997, he joined a startup called Net Gravity that sold enterprise software to digital marketers.

Indian-American Neal Mohan has been named as the new CEO of YouTube. He replaces Susan Wojcicki, who stepped down on February 16 after nine years with ...

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Neal Mohan, who will replace Susan Wojcicki as the CEO of YouTube, is the latest addition to the ever-expanding list of Indian-origin executives leading ...

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Indian-American Neal Mohan is the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Google-owned YouTube. Here is everything to know about him.

[TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/06/google-said-to-have-high-level-mole-at-twitter-makes-massive-counteroffers-to-retain-employees/) report from the time, Google paid USD 100 million in stocks to Mohan to retain him. So, Mohan is certainly a multi-millionaire based on the current value of his 2011 stocks alone. Besides his role as YouTube CEO, he currently is on the boards of biotech company 23andMe and online personal styling service Stitch Fix. Mohan displayed a knack for getting the right acquisitions for Google to expand its ad business. He was made the company’s senior vice president (SVP) of Strategy and Product Management. In November 2015, Mohan was appointed chief product officer (CPO) at YouTube. The strategy he built at DoubleClick was so perfect that it helped him at Google as well. On 16 February 2023, Indian-American Neal Mohan was named as the successor of Susan Wojcicki as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Google-owned YouTube. Mohan transformed how website owners earn revenue from Google ads through the programme, based on impressions and clicks. Mohan then focused on completing his MBA and had a stint at Microsoft. Mohan started his career as a senior analyst at Accenture in 1996. “When I joined YouTube nine years ago, one of my first priorities was bringing in an incredible leadership team.

Indian-American Neal Mohan was serving as the Chief Product Officer at YouTube and has a major role in executing the Shorts feature on YouTube.

Longtime YouTube exec Neal Mohan is taking over the top spot as Susan Wojicicki steps down. Mohan is so valuable to Google, the company once paid $100 million ...

"It's now Neal and YouTube against TikTok, and that's the existential battle for short-form video monetization and creators," Norman said. "Susan understood from the beginning the importance of content creators on YouTube," said Alessandro Bogliari, CEO and cofounder of The Influencer Marketing Factory. "It's a big ask, a huge challenge, and a huge job. "Neal has had his eye on what happens with the digitization of the television industry," Morgan said. But just as YouTube is a disruptor in TV, it's now being disrupted. Well before the streaming TV explosion, Mohan had his sights on how YouTube could expand into that territory. "That's been a big component of YouTube's success." [lead product in 2015](https://adage.com/article/digital/google-s-neal-mohan-heads-youtube-product-boss/301409), he was already a seasoned and respected executive at Google. Insider Intelligence forecasts 143 million US viewers will watch YouTube on connected TV sets this year, up 5% from 2022. All the while, it strived to reach into the deeper well of linear TV budgets. Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan will step into the top spot vacated by his boss. "He was leading product for the launch of YouTube Premium and YouTube TV, and the growth of YouTube Music," said one former YouTube employee.