Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as YouTube’s chief executive after nine years, with chief product officer Neal Mohan becoming its new head and senior vice president.
YouTube exterior sign, photographed in 2008. Photo: Greg Schechter, “YouTube” (2008), via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.
In a February 16 letter published by YouTube, Wojcicki said she would focus on family, health and personal projects after nearly 25 years at Google.
Mohan became YouTube’s chief product officer in 2015. Wojcicki credited him with helping launch YouTube TV, Music, Premium and Shorts, and leading its Trust and Safety team. She said they had worked together for nearly 15 years.
She plans to support Mohan through the transition, continue working with some YouTube teams and meet creators. Longer term, she has agreed to an advisory role across Google and Alphabet.
Wojcicki pointed to Shorts, streaming, subscriptions and AI as opportunities for the platform, without announcing a new AI product.
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