PARAG AGRAWAL

Nov. 30, 2021

Indian-origin technology executive Parag Agrawal was appointed the new chief executive officer of Twitter after the social media giant’s co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down.

About:

Parag, aged 45, is an alumnus of IIT Mumbai. He did his bachelors in engineering (BS) from here. Then he moved to the US for further studies, with his doctorate coming from Stanford University.
Parag Agrawal joined Twitter in 2011 and has served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) since October 2017.
Parag, who until now was Twitter's CTO, is assuming the role as the company CEO immediately.

Source : The Hindu

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