Neil Mohan, an Indian-American, will take over as the CEO of YouTube, replacing current CEO Susan Wojcicki, who announced her resignation after 25 years at the Google-owned company. Mohan, the company’s current chief product officer, joined YouTube’s parent company Google in 2008. He graduated from Stanford and previously worked for Microsoft. Mohan and Wojcicki have been together for almost 15 years.
Neel Mohan is a well-known figure in the tech industry, having previously served as YouTube’s chief product officer before being named CEO on Thursday. Since joining the company, he has been instrumental in shaping the growth and success of the platform. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Display and Video Advertising at Google, where he was instrumental in the development of AdSense and DoubleClick, two of the company’s most successful products.
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Neel Mohan – Education, Early Career
Mohan earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1996, where he was an Arje Miller Scholar (top 10 percent of students by GPA). In 2005, he earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mohan’s career began in 1996 with Accenture (then Andersen Consulting). Later, he joined NetGravity, which was later acquired by Internet advertising firm DoubleClick. Google paid US$3.1 billion for DoubleClick in 2007.
At Google, Mohan quickly rose through the ranks. Mohan was a key figure in the creation of AdSense, a program that allows website owners to display Google ads and earn money based on clicks or impressions. Adsense is now one of the most successful advertising platforms in the world.