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Leading a platform means knowing who holds the top executive role and shapes its direction. YouTube’s chief executive since 2023 is Neal Mohan, who previously led its product efforts as Chief Product Officer and then stepped into the CEO position to steer the company forward. Susan Wojcicki did play a pivotal role as YouTube’s long-time CEO from 2014 to 2023, guiding growth and creator monetization, but she stepped down, and Mohan took over. The other names are CEOs of different tech companies—Sundar Pichai runs Google/Alphabet, Satya Nadella runs Microsoft, and Jack Dorsey has led Twitter and Square—so they aren’t the current YouTube CEO.