TIME magazine’s naming of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan as its 2025 CEO of the Year has sparked worldwide interest in the usually low-key executive. Who is the man tasked with steering the platform that shapes what billions watch, learn, and listen to, and what does this honor reveal about his leadership?

Who Is Neal Mohan?

Neal Mohan assumed the role of YouTube CEO in February 2023 after Susan Wojcicki exited the post. An Indian-American tech executive, he does not fit the standard outspoken tech CEO stereotype. • Heritage & Early Life: He was born in Indiana, USA, and relocated to Lucknow, India, with his family in 1985 at the age of 12, later returning to the US for university studies. • Education: He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford Universit

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