What you need to know
- Susan Wojcicki has announced that she is stepping down as CEO of YouTube.
- Wojcicki has worked at Google for nearly 25 years and co-developed Image Search.
- Neal Mohan is Senior Vice President and new head of YouTube.
More changes are happening at Google as YouTube’s CEO announces his decision to step down.
Susan Wojcicki made the announcement via a letter sent to employees and posted on YouTube’s official blog site on Thursday, announcing that after nearly 25 years with the company, she intends to focus on her family and personal passion projects. I said yes.
Wojcicki joined the YouTube team in 2014 as CEO to oversee the company’s streaming efforts. She is also known for her contributions and engagement with her creators, and addressed her resignation as CEO in another blog post. Wojcicki’s time on YouTube was spent working closely with Neal Mohan. Neal Mohan eventually became Chief Product Officer in 2015 and played a key role in the launch of products such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Shorts.
Mohan takes over SVP and YouTube responsibility.
“Now is the time. We have a great leadership team in place at YouTube, so we feel we can do this,” continued Wojcicki.
Wojcicki’s history at Google dates back to the company’s early days. She became involved with Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin shortly after the company was founded, and before she joined the company in 1999, she asked them to garage her. I was able to borrow the space of. , the company had only a few users and no revenue, but I decided to join the team. ”
In the meantime, she will work with Mohan to help with the transition and serve in advisory roles at Google and Alphabet.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement obtained by Record, “Susan has built an extraordinary team and has a successor in the name of Neil. We are ready to lead the next decade of success.”
You can read Wojcicki’s full letter below.
Hello YouTubers,
Twenty-five years ago, I decided to join a group of graduate students at Stanford University who were building a new search engine. Their names were Larry and Sergey. I saw the potential of what they were building and it was incredibly inspiring. Even though the company had only a few users and no revenue, I decided to join the team. rice field.
It will be one of the best decisions of my life.
Over the years, I have played many roles and done so many things. For example, he worked on managing marketing, co-creating Google Image Search, leading Google’s first video and book search, the early stages of creating AdSense, and acquiring YouTube and DoubleClick. , served as Senior Vice President of Advertising, and for the past nine years he served as CEO of YouTube. Because it was on a mission to benefit the lives of so many people around the world. It’s about finding information, telling stories, and supporting creators, artists, and small businesses. We are very proud of all that we have achieved. It’s exhilarating, meaningful, and all-consuming.
Today, after nearly 25 years here, I’m stepping back from my role as head of YouTube and starting a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects that I’m passionate about. .
We have a great leadership team in place at YouTube, so I feel we can do this. When I joined YouTube nine years ago, one of my top priorities was assembling a great management team. Neal Mohan is one of those leaders and will be the new head of SVP and YouTube. From when Neil came to his Google in 2007 with the acquisition of DoubleClick until his role grew to senior vice president of display and video advertising, I’ve spent nearly 15 years with Neil. We spent time together. In his 2015 he became YouTube’s Chief Product Officer. Since then, he has launched top-notch products and his UX team, playing a key role in the launch of some of the biggest products such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music, Premium and Shorts. He led the Trust and Safety team to ensure that YouTube lived up to its responsibilities as a global platform. He has a great taste for our product, our business, our community of creators and users, and our employees. Neil he would be a great leader on YouTube.
With all our efforts across short videos, streaming and subscriptions, and the promise of AI, YouTube’s most exciting opportunity is right in front of us, and Neil is the right person to lead us.
Every YouTuber I’ve had the chance to work with has done a lot to make this platform better over the years. It spawned the world’s largest creative economy, enabled entirely new forms of art and storytelling, and helped millions of creators and artists reach new audiences. Meanwhile, this glorious community of creators, artists, viewers, and advertisers were able to not only coexist, but thrive together.
In the short term, I plan to support Neal and help him through the transition, including continuing to work with the YouTube team, coaching team members, and meeting with creators. Over the long term, Sundar has agreed to act as an advisor to Google and Alphabet. This will allow him to draw on his many years of diverse experience to provide advice and guidance across Google and Alphabet’s corporate portfolios. This is a very important time for Google. I remember the early days. It’s an era of incredible product and technology innovation, huge opportunities, and a healthy disregard for the impossible.
Beyond that, since I’m still there, I have the opportunity to thank the thousands of people around the world I’ve worked with and learned from. , I would like to thank Vision. I would also like to thank Larry and Sergey for inviting me on the adventure of his life. I always dreamed of working for a company with a mission that could change the world for the better. Thanks to you and your vision, I got the chance to live that dream. It’s an absolute privilege to be a part of it, and I’m excited for what’s next.
I am always grateful for your help.
Susan
