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Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube

Who is the CEO of YouTube in 2026?

Neal Mohan is the Chief Executive Officer of YouTube. Neal has held the CEO seat since February 2023, and was previously SVP, Display and Video Ads at Google.

Updated September 24, 2026
Time in seat
3 years
CEO since February 2023
Years at company
10 years
Joined YouTube November 2015
Career span
30 years
First recorded role August 1996
Summary
  • Neal Mohan rose through YouTube: Chief Product Officer from November 2015, before taking the CEO seat in February 2023.
  • Alongside YouTube, Neal Mohan serves as Advisory Council Member at Stanford University Graduate School of Business since October 2023, and Member at Council on Foreign Relations since February 2022.
  • Neal Mohan sits on the boards of Starbucks and The Paley Center for Media.

Current company

YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.

Internet industryHeadquartered in San BrunoFounded 2005Private company

Source: Wikidata

Career and education

Neal Mohan joined YouTube in November 2015 and has been CEO since February 2023. Before YouTube, Neal was SVP, Display and Video Ads at Google from March 2008 until November 2015.

Career

  1. YouTube2015 to present
    • CEOFebruary 2023 to present
    • Chief Product OfficerNovember 2015 to February 2023
  2. Starbucks2024 to present
    • Member Board of Directors
  3. The Paley Center for Media2023 to present
    • Member Board of Trustees
  4. Council on Foreign Relations2022 to present
    • Member
  5. Stanford University Graduate School of Business2013 to present
    • Advisory Council MemberOctober 2023 to present
    • Member of the Management BoardJanuary 2013 to January 2017
  6. 23andMe2017 to 2024
    • Member Board of Directors
  7. Stitch Fix2020 to 2023
    • Member Board of Directors
  8. IAB2012 to 2016
    • Member Board of Directors
  9. Google2008 to 2015
    • SVP, Display and Video Ads
  10. MMA Global2012 to 2015
    • Member Board of Directors
  11. DoubleClick1997 to 2008
    • SVP, Strategy and Product ManagementJuly 2005 to March 2008
    • Vice-President, Business OperationsMarch 2001 to September 2003
    • Director, Global Client ServicesNovember 1997 to March 2001
  12. Microsoft2004
    • Manager, Corporate Strategy
  13. Accenture1996 to 1997
    • Senior Analyst

Sources: LinkedIn profile

Education

Stanford University, BS, Electrical EngineeringStanford University Graduate School of Business, MBA, General ManagementSource

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the CEO of YouTube?

Neal Mohan is the Chief Executive Officer of YouTube. Neal has held the CEO seat since February 2023, and was previously SVP, Display and Video Ads at Google.

When did Neal Mohan become CEO of YouTube?

Neal Mohan has been CEO of YouTube since February 2023, according to LinkedIn profile.

What did Neal Mohan do before YouTube?

Neal Mohan was SVP, Display and Video Ads at Google from March 2008 until November 2015, according to LinkedIn profile.

How long has Neal Mohan been CEO of YouTube?

Neal Mohan has been CEO of YouTube for 3 years, since February 2023.

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Methodology

The seat holder is identified in Unify's professional profile dataset, then confirmed against the company's published leadership page, its SEC filings, and Wikipedia before publication. Career and education rows carry the public document they were taken from. Leadership team membership follows the company's own leadership page; in-seat dates come from filings where available and otherwise from the profile record. Company figures are read from the Unify headcount page for the same company and are profile coverage measures, never company-reported workforce totals. The employee preview lists vice president and senior vice president level profiles by department. No personal contact details are published.

Identity confirmed against Wikipedia, YouTube. Last verified: September 24, 2026.