Hello YouTubers,
Twenty-five years in the past I made the choice to hitch a few Stanford graduate college students who have been constructing a brand new search engine. Their names have been Larry and Sergey. I noticed the potential of what they have been constructing, which was extremely thrilling, and though the corporate had only some customers and no income, I made a decision to hitch the workforce.
It might be probably the greatest choices of my life.
Through the years, I’ve worn many hats and executed so many issues: managed advertising, co-created Google Picture Search, led Google’s first Video and Ebook search, in addition to early components of AdSense’s creation, labored on the YouTube and DoubleClick acquisitions, served as SVP of Adverts, and for the final 9 years, the CEO of YouTube. I took on every problem that got here my manner as a result of it had a mission that benefited so many individuals’s lives all over the world: discovering data, telling tales and supporting creators, artists, and small companies. I’m so happy with the whole lot we’ve achieved. It’s been exhilarating, significant, and all-consuming.
Right now, after almost 25 years right here, I’ve determined to step again from my function as the pinnacle of YouTube and begin a brand new chapter targeted on my household, well being, and private initiatives I’m keen about.
The time is correct for me, and I really feel ready to do that as a result of we now have an unimaginable management workforce in place at YouTube. Once I joined YouTube 9 years in the past, one in every of my first priorities was bringing in an unimaginable management workforce. Neal Mohan was a type of leaders, and he’ll be the SVP and new head of YouTube. I’ve spent almost 15 years of my profession working with Neal, first when he came to visit to Google with the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007 and as his function grew to change into SVP of Show and Video Adverts. He turned YouTube’s Chief Product Officer in 2015. Since then, he has arrange a top-notch product and UX workforce, performed pivotal roles within the launch of a few of our greatest merchandise, together with YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium and Shorts, and has led our Belief and Security workforce, guaranteeing that YouTube lives as much as its duty as a worldwide platform. He has an exquisite sense for our product, our enterprise, our creator and consumer communities, and our workers. Neal shall be a terrific chief for YouTube.
With all we’re doing throughout Shorts, streaming, and subscriptions, along with the guarantees of AI, YouTube’s most enjoyable alternatives are forward, and Neal is the best individual to steer us.
For all of the YouTubers I’ve had the privilege to work with, you have got executed a lot to make this platform higher over time. You created the biggest artistic financial system the world has ever seen, enabled solely new types of artwork and storytelling, and supported tens of millions of creators and artists to succeed in new audiences—all whereas investing in accountable progress in order that this good neighborhood of creators, artists, viewers, and advertisers couldn’t solely co-exist however thrive collectively. Thanks!
As for me, within the brief time period, I plan to help Neal and assist with the transition, which can embody persevering with to work with some YouTube groups, teaching workforce members, and assembly with creators. In the long term, I’ve agreed with Sundar to tackle an advisory function throughout Google and Alphabet. It will permit me to name on my completely different experiences over time to supply counsel and steering throughout Google and the portfolio of Alphabet corporations. It’s an extremely vital time for Google—it jogs my memory of the early days—unimaginable product and know-how innovation, enormous alternatives, and a wholesome disregard for the unattainable.
And past that, I’ll nonetheless be round, so I’ll have an opportunity to thank the hundreds of individuals from all throughout the corporate and the world who I’ve labored with and realized from. However for now, I need to thank Sundar for his management, help and imaginative and prescient over time. I additionally need to thank Larry and Sergey for inviting me on what has really been the journey of a lifetime. I at all times dreamed of working for a corporation with a mission that would change the world for the higher. Because of you and your imaginative and prescient, I received the prospect to dwell that dream. It has been an absolute privilege to be part of it, and I’m excited for what’s subsequent.
Thanks for the whole lot,
Susan.
