Neal Mohan

Neal Mohan (born July 14, 1973

Mohan held roles at Accenture, NetGravity and DoubleClick before joining Google when the company acquired DoubleClick in 2007. In 2015, Mohan moved to YouTube as the CPO. Throughout the late 2010s and early 2020s, he pushed for the development of products such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music, YouTube Premium and YouTube Shorts. Upon the resignation of former CEO Susan Wojcicki in February 2023, he succeeded her as the CEO of YouTube.

In December 2025, Mohan was named Time CEO of the Year.

Early life Neal Mohan was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on July 14, 1973. His parents, Aditya Mohan and Deepa Mohan, were Indians from the city of Lucknow. Aditya Mohan moved to the United States in the early 1970s to pursue a PhD in civil engineering. He was admitted to Purdue University. Mohan grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He moved to India in 1985, with his family, spending the next seven years completing high school at St. Francis' College, where he learned to speak Hindi and Sanskrit. At some point between 1991 and 1992, Mohan moved back to the United States. He attended Stanford University, graduating in 1996 with a degree in electrical engineering and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2005 where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Career

Accenture and NetGravity After graduation, Mohan worked at Accenture, then owned by Arthur Andersen. In 1997, he joined a startup called NetGravity, becoming a key figure in the company's operations and greatly expanding its prominence. While at Google, Mohan managed the company's 2010 US$85 million acquisition of Invite Media. Before moving to YouTube, he was senior vice president of display and video ads at Google. Following September 2020, Mohan appeared before Congress and participated in a White House summit, during which he introduced a new content moderation policy for YouTube aimed at addressing violent extremist content on the platform. This policy expanded upon previous ones targeting groups such as ISIS, by prohibiting content that glorified violence or sought to recruit or fundraise for extremist organizations, regardless of whether the content was directly associated with a designated terrorist group. Concurrently, YouTube initiated a media literacy campaign to assist viewers, particularly younger ones, in recognizing manipulation techniques employed in the dissemination of misinformation.

Other ventures Mohan has also worked at Microsoft and sat on the boards of Stitch Fix and 23andMe. and from the 23andMe board in September 2024.

As of 2026, he sits on the board of directors of Starbucks and the board of trustees for the Paley Center for Media. He also serves on the Advisory Council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Personal life Mohan is married to Hema Sareen Mohan, who has worked in the non-profit and public welfare sectors for two decades. He married his wife while in New York during his time working for DoubleClick. He was included in Fortune'''s 100 Most Powerful People in Business, placing 69th and 83rd in 2024 and 2025 respectively.

In 2025, Mohan was named Time CEO of the Year, "Global Indian of the Year" by The Economic Times, and was ranked 4th on Variety’s'' 120 Most Powerful Executives in Entertainment.

He was included in the Time 100 list of most influential people for 2026.

In May 2026, Mohan was presented with a TAAF Award by The Asian American Foundation for being an Asian American leader in the entertainment and technology industries.