Salar Kamangar
Salar Kamangar | |
|---|---|
Kamangar in 2008 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Known for | Former CEO of YouTube |
| Predecessor | Chad Hurley |
| Successor | Susan Wojcicki |
Salar Kamangar (Persian: سالار کمانگر; born 1976[3]) is an Iranian-born American senior executive at Google and former CEO of Google's YouTube brand.
Early childhood and education
Salar Kamangar, born in Tehran,[4][5] holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences with honors from Stanford University and was the 9th employee to join Google.[6] He joined after graduating from Stanford in 1998.[6]
On October 29, 2010, it was announced that Salar "SK" Kamangar, who was in charge of day-to-day activities, would replace Chad Hurley as CEO of YouTube.[6][7][8] He was replaced as CEO of YouTube on February 5, 2014. His successor at YouTube was Susan Wojcicki.[9]
Before that, Kamangar created the company's first business plan and was responsible for its legal and finance functions.[10][11] From there, he became a founding member of Google's product team, where he worked on consumer projects including the acquisition of DejaNews and the subsequent launch of Google Groups.
References
- ^ "Salar Kamangar - Spouse, Children, Birthday & More".
- ^ "Salar Kamangar, Iranian-American Leading YouTube". Payvand.com. 2010-11-15. Archived from the original on 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ Seabrook, John (2012-01-08). "Streaming Dreams". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ "زندگینامه نخبه های ایرانی/ سالار کمانگر مدیر عامل گوگل و یوتیوب کیست ؟". 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Salar Kamangar - Spouse, Children, Birthday & More".
- ^ a b c "Salar Kamangar, YouTube CEO, talks about the video site's future". The Mercury News. Digital First Media. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "YouTube Co-Founder Steps Down as CEO". Myfoxdfw.com. 2010-10-29. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Salar Kamangar Parsa Community Foundation". Parsacf.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Reuters". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- ^ DeBruicker, John (September 18, 2006). "No. 13 Google: The Search Ended Here". Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ^ Levy, Steven (2011). In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-41659-671-4.
External links
- Stanford advisor page Archived 2021-08-06 at the Wayback Machine