If you’re proud of the country you were born in, you will take pride in the people who represent the nation, especially in a foreign land. Earlier, desis celebrated when Indian-origin people like Sundar Pichai, Parag Agrawal, and Satya Nadella took charge of companies like Google and Twitter.
Well, here’s another reason to laud Indian talent as an Indian-American man Neal Mohan becomes the new CEO of YouTube.
Neal will succeed long-time YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki after she stepped down from her position. Susan is among the first people to have seen the company become this big from scratch.
According to Money Control, Susan had rented the garage space in her parent’s house to co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to start the company in 1998. She later joined the Google-owned video-sharing platform as its 16th employee.
Today, after nearly 25 years at @Google, I’m stepping back to start a new chapter. I'm inspired every day by creators around the world who bring people together on @YouTube. It's been an honor to have a front row seat to this incredible community. https://t.co/063sYalPzX
— Susan Wojcicki (@SusanWojcicki) February 16, 2023
Retweeting Susan’s tweet regarding taking a step back from the company, Neal said that he’s excited to continue this awesome and important mission.
Thank you, @SusanWojcicki. It's been amazing to work with you over the years. You've built YouTube into an extraordinary home for creators and viewers. I'm excited to continue this awesome and important mission. Looking forward to what lies ahead… https://t.co/Rg5jXv1NGb
— Neal Mohan (@nealmohan) February 16, 2023
According to a report by The Indian Express, Neal is a Stanford graduate who joined Google in 2008 and was the Chief Product Officer at YouTube who was actively involved with YouTube Music and Shorts. Apart from a degree in electrical engineering, the 49-year-old man also has an MBA degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Desi Twitter was happy that again a man with roots in India is leading a giant company like YouTube.
Another #Indian origin person to head a top international company. Neal Mohan is all set to become CEO of Youtube.
After IBM, Cognizant, Adobe, Google, Microsoft and many others its Youtube which will be headed by an Indian origin person.
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) February 17, 2023
Indian-American @nealmohan has become the new CEO of @YouTube. A Big Congratulations and best wishes to him on his new role and responsibilities.#NealMohan #youtubeceo pic.twitter.com/9MabTofXj2
— Dr. Vivek Bindra (@DrVivekBindra) February 17, 2023
Heartiest congratulations @nealmohan on becoming the new CEO at @YouTube. You join the elite group of CEOs who have an Indian origin and are at the helm of affairs at a leading global MNC. I wish you all the very best in your new journey. pic.twitter.com/IzcQFWkMyb
— Vijay Darda (@vijayjdarda) February 17, 2023
Congratulations to Neal Mohan on his new role as the CEO of YouTube!
It's always exciting to see talented individuals take on leadership positions at such influential companies.#YouTube pic.twitter.com/j2i3Gz1nO7
— Rajesh Chopra (@ichoprarajesh) February 17, 2023
Delighted to see another #Indian -American joining the galaxy of bright, hard working & visionary leaders of iconic #tech companies.
Congratulations @nealmohan on taking over as CEO of #YouTube. You wud surely bring new vision to great platform. https://t.co/ahCuFW8UW5
— SP Shukla (@Prakashukla) February 17, 2023
Many many congratulations to Neal Mohan ji on becoming the new CEO of YouTube u hav made India proud nd showed the world y Indians r praised nd appreciated all over the globe keep on doing such phenomenal jobs nd keep on making india proud 💪💯🇮🇳🙏❤️#nealmohan #YouTube pic.twitter.com/Gx5diDBh29
— Pragney Manoram (@PragneyM) February 16, 2023
Another #Indian origin person to head a top international company. Neal Mohan is all set to become CEO of Youtube.
After IBM, Cognizant, Adobe, Google, Microsoft and many others it's Youtube which will be headed by an Indian origin Neal Mohan. pic.twitter.com/XIYYnXfX9c
— Rakshith Mootera (@RakshMootera) February 17, 2023
YouTube के नए CEO बने नील मोहन 👏🎉#NealMohan pic.twitter.com/EYEMmUPfoO
— Ajay Sehrawat (@IamAjaySehrawat) February 17, 2023
Congratulations on the new role, Neal.