Neal Mohan

About

Indian-American business executive who became the fourth CEO of YouTube in February 2023. He was a key figure in the expansion and prominence of the startup Net Gravity, later acquired by DoubleClick, an online ad servicing company, which was then acquired by Google in 2007. He has also worked with Microsoft and served as a board member of Stitch Fix and 23andMe.

Before Fame

He studied electrical engineering at Stanford University, graduating in 1996, before returning in 2003 to pursue an MBA. 

Trivia

He testified before Congress and attended a White House summit in September 2022 to announce stricter guidelines to combat extremism on YouTube. This was in response to the January 6 Capitol riot and other attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election. 

Family Life

He grew up in Michigan and Florida and was born into a Tamil Hindu family. He married Hema Sareen Mohan in 1996. 

Associated With

He succeeded Susan Wojcicki as CEO of YouTube.