Here is all you need to know about YouTube's new CEO, Neal Mohan

Mohan will join an expanding club of prominent Indian-American executives who are running the show for some of the biggest tech giants in the world

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Neal Mohan, YouTube's Chief Product Officer and Senior Vice President, is set to take over as YouTube's CEO. He will replace Susan Wojcicki, who announced she was stepping down from the role after nine years.

Mohan will join an expanding club of prominent Indian-American executives who are running the show for some of the biggest tech giants in the world.

He will join the likes of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

As Susan Wojcicki announced her stepping down from the position, Neal Mohan tweeted, "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..."

The news of his taking over as YouTube CEO resulted in a jump in Google searches for his name. With more than 20,000 searches for his name, Neal Mohan ranked third in Google Trending Searches on Friday morning.

Mohan studied electrical engineering at Stanford University. Later, he completed his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2005. He worked with DoubleClick Inc., which Google later acquired for $3.1 billion. He also worked for Microsoft for a brief period. According to his LinkedIn profile, he is on the Board of Directors at Stitch

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First Published: Mar 07 2023 | 11:39 AM IST