() — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that she is “retiring” from her leadership role at the company, marking the end of a 25-year career at Google, YouTube’s parent company.
In a blog Post, Wojcicki said she plans to “start a new chapter focused on my family, health and personal projects that I’m passionate about.”
Wojcicki had served as the CEO of YouTube for nine years. Her successor will be Neal Mohan, current product director at YouTube.
“With everything we’re doing in Shorts, streaming and subscriptions, along with the promises of AI [inteligencia artificial]YouTube’s most exciting opportunities are yet to come, and Neal is the right person to guide us,” Wojcicki wrote.
Wojcicki oversaw YouTube during the fundamental transition from the web to social media, but also as online platforms came under increasing scrutiny for spreading misinformation, hate speech and other harmful content.
He added that even though he would be leaving his role, he would continue to work with some YouTube teams and provide advice to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, offering “advice and guidance on Google and Alphabet’s portfolio of companies.”
“I am very proud of all that we have accomplished,” Wojcicki wrote. “It’s been exciting, meaningful and absorbing.”
