Neal Mohan is an Indian American YouTube executive who was recently promoted to the position of CEO for the Google-owned video sharing platform. Mohan’s achievements are impressive, and he joins a list of accomplished Indian-origin tech leaders such as Sundar Pichai from Google, Satya Nadella from Microsoft, Arvind Krishna from IBM, and Shantanu Narayen from Adobe. Here are some fascinating facts about Neal Mohan:
- Mohan holds an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He was recognized as an Arjay Miller Scholar, awarded to the top 10% of the class with the highest grade point averages.
- Mohan started his career in 1996 at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) before joining a start-up called NetGravity. NetGravity was later acquired by DoubleClick, where Mohan played a crucial role in the company’s sale to Google in 2007.
- At Google, Mohan led the display and video advertising business from 2008 to 2015. He was responsible for creating advertising product offerings on YouTube, AdSense, AdMob, and the DoubleClick ad tech products. He also helped build solutions for advertisers and media partners that enabled the growth of the consumer internet, mobile app ecosystem, and online media industry.
- Mohan has led several strategic startup acquisitions for Google, including Invite Media, Admeld, and Teracent.
- In 2014, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki appointed Mohan as her lieutenant. In 2015, he became YouTube’s chief product officer, where he played a pivotal role in launching some of YouTube’s biggest products, including YouTube Red (later renamed YouTube Premium), YouTube Music, YouTube Kids, YouTube TV, and YouTube Shorts.
- As YouTube’s chief product officer, Mohan is responsible for the service’s mobile, desktop, and television apps, as well as tools for media partners, content creators, musicians, governments, and consumer brands.
- Mohan leads YouTube’s trust and safety team, which oversees the creation and enforcement of platform policies and community guidelines governing the content available on the platform.
- Mohan declined an offer from Twitter to lead their product function after receiving a lucrative stock grant worth $100 million.
- Mohan serves on the board of several companies, including personal styling service Stitch Fix.
- Mohan’s accomplishments are remarkable, and he has played a critical role in Google’s and YouTube’s success. As the new CEO of YouTube, he is poised to continue to lead the platform into the future.
