Neil Mohan is an Indian-American business executive who became the CEO of video-sharing platform YouTube on February 16, 2023, after Susan Wojcicki resigned from the post.
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Wiki/Biography
Neel Mohan was born in 1974 (age 49 years; as of 2023) in Lucknow, India. Mohan’s father, Aditya Mohan, moved to the United States when he was about 20, after gaining admission into a PhD program at Purdue University. Neal spent his early childhood in Michigan. In 1985, Neil and his family moved to India. In 1986, Neil joined St. Francis College in Hazratganj, Lucknow, where he completed his schooling from class 7 to 12. In 1992, Neal enrolled at Stanford University in California, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. in Electrical Engineering. In 2003, he pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in California, United States.
Childhood photo of Neil Mohan (standing on the far right) with his family
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Neil Mohan (left) with famous NBA player Kevin Durant, who represents the team Phoenix Suns
Family
parents and siblings
Neil’s father, Dr. Aditya Mohan, was born in 1939 in Lucknow, India. His mother’s name is Dr. Deepa Mohan.
Neil Mohan with his parents, Dr. Aditya Mohan and Dr. Deepa Mohan
Neil has two younger brothers, Anuj Mohan and Kapil Mohan. Kapil works as a Senior Product Manager at Indeed. In May 2006, Anuj Mohan suffered serious injuries due to an accident while swimming in his apartment’s pool. After undergoing treatment for more than a month, Anuj Mohan breathed his last at the age of 30 on 11 June 2006 at El Camino Hospital in California.
Neil Mohan with his younger brothers, Kapil Mohan (far left) and Anuj Mohan (far right)
wife and children
Neil’s wife Hema Sarin Mohan is based in New York, who primarily works with various non-profit organizations. Additionally, he worked with Joe Simitian, a California-based politician from the Democratic Party who was elected as Santa Clara County Supervisor for three consecutive terms in 2012, 2016 and 2020. Neil and Hema got married in New York while Mohan was there. Works at DoubleClick Together, the couple have three children; Two sons and one daughter.
Neil Mohan and Hema Sareen Mohan’s wedding photo
Hema Sarin Mohan
livelihood
In August 1996, Neil joined Accenture as a senior analyst. After serving at Accenture for a year and four months, in 1997, he resigned and joined a start-up, NetGravity, where he worked as a customer support representative. In November 1997, NetGravity was acquired by DoubleClick Inc., a New York-based advertising company. At DoubleClick, Neil joins as a Director and looks after global customer services. In March 2001, he was promoted to vice president of business operations. While working at DoubleClick, in 2003, Neil went to Stanford, California to pursue an MBA degree. After completing his post-graduation, in July 2005, Neil rejoined DoubleClick and rose to the position of Senior Vice President (SVP) of Strategy and Product Management. In 2007, Google purchased DoubleClick for a whopping $3.1 billion. In March 2008, as senior vice president, he took charge of the display and video advertising department at Google. During his tenure at Google, Neil played a key role in acquiring various start-ups such as Invite Media, AdMeld and Terracent. Additionally, he was instrumental in developing Google AdSense, an advertising program that allows website owners to earn money by displaying third-party Google ads on their sites. In November 2015, Neil joined Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube as Chief Product Officer. Serving as the Chief Product Officer, he introduced various features on YouTube such as YouTube Music, YouTube TV, YouTube Premium, and YouTube Shorts. On February 16, 2023, he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube following the resignation of Susan Wojcicki, who was appointed as CEO in 2014.
Thank you, @SusanWojcicki, It has been wonderful working with you for so many years. You’ve made YouTube an extraordinary home for creators and viewers. I am excited to continue this amazing and important mission. Waiting to see what happens next… https://t.co/Rg5jXv1NGb
– Neal Mohan (@nealmohan) 16 February 2023
property/property
Neil Mohan and his wife Hema Sarin Mohan own a $5.2 million house and an apartment near the Google complex in Mountain View, California.
net worth
Neil Mohan’s net worth was estimated to be around US$150 million in 2022. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/General Knowledge
- While studying at St. Francis College, Lucknow, Neel was awarded the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scholarship, which is conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) organization and given to Indian 10th class students. Is. Nationality residing in India and abroad.
Neil Mohan in a group photo of Class 9 students at St. Francis College, Lucknow
- Having moved to India from Michigan in 1985, Neel was not fluent in the Hindi language. In an interview, one of Neil’s classmates, Shantanu Kumar, talked about how easily Neil adopted the language and said,
We were in the same section (D) of seventh grade. He was a bright student but since coming from America he did not know Hindi. However, within no time, he learned it and scored high marks in the subject in the tenth class examination.
- While completing his engineering degree at Stanford University, Neal served as a member of the Engineering Honor Society.
- While completing his MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in California, Neal was awarded the Arje Miller Scholars Award, given to the top 10 percent of students who excel in their academic grades while graduating from business school. Are.
- In 2011, while working at Google, Neil was offered the position of Chief Product Officer at Twitter. Fearing loss, Google gave him a huge stock bonus of US$100 million to keep him in the company.
- From 2012 to 2015, Neil served as a member of the board of directors at Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) Global, a New York-based marketing company.
- From 2012 to 2016, Neal served as a member of the board of directors at the New York-based media company Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
- Since July 2017, Neal serves on the board of directors at 23andMe, a biotechnology company in California.
- From 2013 to 2017, Neal served as a member of the Board of Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in California.
In October 2020, Neil was appointed to the board of directors at Stitch Fix, an online personal styling platform based in the United States and United Kingdom.
- In February 2022, Neal became a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a New York City-based non-profit organization.
- While working at Google and YouTube, Neil worked as a close collaborator of Susan Wojcicki for nearly fifteen years. In an interview, Suzanne talked about the reasons behind announcing Neil as the CEO of YouTube and said,
“I have spent nearly 15 years of my career working with Neil, first when he came to Google with the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007 and as his role grew to become SVP of display and video ads. He became the chief product officer of YouTube in 2015. Since then, he has built a top-notch product and UX team, been instrumental in the launches of some of our biggest products including YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium and Shorts. Led our Trust and Safety team, ensuring YouTube lives up to its responsibilities as a global platform.
Susan Wojcicki
- In an interview, Neal said that he is passionate about basketball and that one of his favorite professional basketball teams is the Golden State Warriors, an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco.
- Neil is often seen consuming alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
Neel Mohan holding a glass of wine
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