Indian American Neal Mohan YouTube New CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down

Indian American Neal Mohan YouTube New CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, Indian American Neal Mohan to take over

• Neal Mohan became part of Google, the parent company of YouTube in 2008.

Neal Mohan, who is currently serving as the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at YouTube will take the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after Wojcicki. As CPO, Mohan was responsible for YouTube products and user experience over all platforms globally.

Indian-American Neal Mohan has taken charge of YouTube on Thursday. Mohan's promotion as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube has come after one of the first Google employees, Susan Wojcicki decided to step down from her role in the tech giant that started in her garage 25 years ago.

He is a Stanford graduate. And, before becoming the CEO of YouTube Previously, Mohan has also worked with Microsoft and sits on the board of Stitch Fix and genomics and biotechnology company 23andMe.

Mohan and Wojcicki have worked together for nearly 15 years. He came over to Google during the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007 and later became senior vice president of Display and Video Ads. He became YouTube’s chief product officer in 2015.

Mohan was considered He came over to Google during the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007 and later became senior vice president of Display and Video Ads. He became YouTube’s chief product officer in 2015.

Mohan was considered Wojcicki's natural successor.