YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said she will step down after nearly 25 years at parent company Google.
Wojcicki, who was appointed CEO of the video-sharing site in 2014, will be replaced by YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan.
- In an update to YouTube's Blog on Thursday, Wojcicki said she decided to step back "and start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I'm passionate about."
- Over the long term, she has agreed to assume an advisory role across Google and its parent company Alphabet.
- Wojcicki, 54, has been one of the most prominent women in tech during her tenure. She advocated for Google's $1.65B purchase of YouTube in 2006 and helped grow the platform's monthly active users to over 2.5 billion.
- In the late 90s, Wojcicki was working at Intel and rented out her garage to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
- Mohan, Wojcicki’s longtime deputy who joined Google in 2008, will be promoted to CEO and SVP of YouTube.
- During his role as chief product officer, Mohan has focused on promoting YouTube's Shorts vertical videos and Premium subscriptions, which reached over 50 million in 2021.
