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Neal Mohan

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Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube, leading the world's largest video platform as of 2023. He brings deep expertise in digital advertising and product strategy, having previously served as YouTube's Chief Product Officer and as Senior Vice President of Display Advertising at Google, where he helped architect the modern programmatic advertising stack following Google's acquisition of DoubleClick. His career spans nearly two decades shaping the ad technology infrastructure — across DoubleClick, Google, and YouTube — that underpins the global digital advertising industry.

Last updated Jun 6, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Role
CEO
Company
YouTube
Based
San Bruno, California, United States
Boards
1
Connections
4
Years in industry
25 years

Bio

Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube, leading the world's largest video platform as of 2023. He brings deep expertise in digital advertising and product strategy, having previously served as YouTube's Chief Product Officer and as Senior Vice President of Display Advertising at Google, where he helped architect the modern programmatic advertising stack following Google's acquisition of DoubleClick. His career spans nearly two decades shaping the ad technology infrastructure — across DoubleClick, Google, and YouTube — that underpins the global digital advertising industry.

Career

  • Chief Product Officer

    YouTube · 2015-2023

  • Senior Vice President, Display Advertising

    Google · 2008-2015

  • Senior Vice President, Strategy and Product Management

    DoubleClick · 2004-2008

Board memberships

Advance Publications (board member)

Expertise & education

Expertise

Programmatic AdvertisingConnected TV (CTV) AdvertisingAd Serving TechnologyCreator MonetizationDisplay AdvertisingVideo AdvertisingDigital Media StrategyPublisher Monetization

Education

  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
  • M.B.A., Stanford Graduate School of Business

Speaking topics

The future of connected TV and streaming advertisingCreator economy and monetization at scaleProgrammatic advertising and the open internetAI and machine learning in advertising technologyDigital video and the shift from linear television

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Became CEO of YouTube in February 2023, leading the world's largest video platform with over 2 billion logged-in monthly users
  • Key executive during Google's $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick in 2008, helping integrate DoubleClick's ad tech into Google's ecosystem
  • Led the launch of YouTube TV, YouTube Music, YouTube Premium, and YouTube Shorts as Chief Product Officer
  • Helped position YouTube as the leading platform in connected TV advertising, surpassing traditional broadcast networks in key ad metrics
  • Oversaw YouTube's creator economy infrastructure, enabling millions of creators to monetize content at scale

Awards

Named to Adweek's list of most powerful people in media and marketingRecognized by Business Insider as one of the most influential people in digital advertising
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