CEO of YouTube Susan Wojcicki announced her decision to step down from her role after nine years to focus on her family, health, and personal projects. Indian-American Neal Mohan will take command of the company after Wojcicki.
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 elevated as the Chief Product Officer of YouTube in 2015 and since then he has been overseeing the company’s product and UX teams.He also led the launch of YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium and Shorts along with leading YouTube’s Trust and Safety team.
When I joined YouTube nine years ago, one of my first priorities was bringing in an incredible leadership team. Neal Mohan was one of those leaders, and he’ll be the SVP and new head of YouTube. I’ve spent nearly 15 years of my career working with Neal, 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. He became YouTube’s Chief Product Officer in 2015. Since then, he has set up a top-notch product and UX team, played pivotal roles in the launch of some of our biggest products, including YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium and Shorts, and has led our Trust and Safety team, ensuring that YouTube lives up to its responsibility as a global platform. He has a wonderful sense for our product, our business, our creator and user communities, and our employees. Neal will be a terrific leader for YouTube.said Wojcicki in an internal note to YouTube employees.
Mohan thanked Wojcicki and said, “It’s been amazing to work with you (Wojcicki) 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…”