Salar Kamangar

Salar Kamangar
Kamangar in 2008
Born1976 (age 49–50)
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran[1][2]
EducationStanford University (BS)
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forFormer CEO of YouTube
PredecessorChad Hurley
SuccessorSusan 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] Kamangar attended Merced High School in Merced, California and graduated in 1994. He was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by his graduating class.

Google

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

  1. ↑ "Salar Kamangar - Spouse, Children, Birthday & More".
  2. ↑ "Salar Kamangar, Iranian-American Leading YouTube". Payvand.com. 2010-11-15. Archived from the original on 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. ↑ Seabrook, John (2012-01-08). "Streaming Dreams". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  4. ↑ "زندگینامه نخبه های ایرانی/ سالار کمانگر مدیر عامل گوگل و یوتیوب کیست ؟". 30 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Salar Kamangar - Spouse, Children, Birthday & More".
  6. 1 2 3 "Salar Kamangar, YouTube CEO, talks about the video site's future". The Mercury News. Digital First Media. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "YouTube Co-Founder Steps Down as CEO". Myfoxdfw.com. 2010-10-29. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  8. ↑ "Salar Kamangar Parsa Community Foundation". Parsacf.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  9. ↑ "Reuters". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  10. ↑ DeBruicker, John (September 18, 2006). "No. 13 Google: The Search Ended Here". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  11. ↑ Levy, Steven (2011). In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-41659-671-4.
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