Neal Mohan, an Indian-American, is in line to succeed Susan Wojcicki as the next chief executive officer (CEO) of YouTube after she announced her resignation on Thursday. Wojcicki led the international social media and video-sharing website for nine years.
He will join a growing group of CEOs of US-based multinational corporations who are of Indian descent, including Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, Shantanu Narayen, the CEO of Adobe, and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet. Before leaving her position as CEO of PepsiCo in 2018, Indra Nooyi had worked there for 12 years.
Who is Neal Mohan?
1. Neal Mohan graduated in electric engineering from Stanford University.
2. Mohan, a longtime lieutenant of Susan Wojcicki, joined Google with the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007.
3. Mohan was appointed chief product officer at YouTube in 2015. He focused on building YouTube Shorts, Music, and subscription offerings in the role.
4. Previously, Mohan has worked with Microsoft and sits on the board of Stitch Fix and genomics and biotechnology company 23andMe.
5. Mohan said 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…” Mohan tweeted.
The change of guard comes as YouTube’s advertising revenue fell for the second straight quarter amid intense competition for viewing time with short-form video services such as TikTok and Facebook’s Reels and streaming services like Netflix.
