{"id":46899,"date":"2022-07-30T21:05:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=46899"},"modified":"2022-07-30T21:05:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:05:56","slug":"who-is-the-ceo-of-twitter-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-ceo-of-twitter-4","title":{"rendered":"Who is the CEO of Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc795dcd216\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc795dcd216\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc795dcd216\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-ceo-of-twitter-4\/#Who_is_the_CEO_of_Twitter\" title=\"Who is the CEO of Twitter?\">Who is the CEO of Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-ceo-of-twitter-4\/#Parag_Agrawal\" title=\"Parag Agrawal\">Parag Agrawal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-ceo-of-twitter-4\/#Jack_Dorsey\" title=\"Jack Dorsey\">Jack Dorsey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-ceo-of-twitter-4\/#Kavyon_Beykpour\" title=\"Kavyon Beykpour\">Kavyon Beykpour<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-ceo-of-twitter-4\/#Elon_Musk\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_the_CEO_of_Twitter\"><\/span>Who is the CEO of Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/MoRn0w9.jpg\" style=\"max-height:275px; max-width:38% height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto;\" align=\"right\" alt=\"who was the ceo of twitter\">  <\/p>\n<p>Parag Agrawal is an Indian-American software engineer who is the CEO of Twitter, Inc. He has worked for several companies in the past, including Google, PayPal, and Yahoo. In addition to founding Twitter, he also founded Square, a social media platform. During his tenure as CEO, he grew the company to almost 1 billion users per month. However, his rise to prominence has caused a number of people to question his integrity.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parag_Agrawal\"><\/span>Parag Agrawal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious to know how an Indian-American turned software engineer became CEO of Twitter, Inc., you&#8217;re not alone. Parag Agrawal is an example of the type of person who excels at the details. He has built his business by paying close attention to detail and developing an excellent product that has helped make the company a global leader. Parag&#8217;s expertise in software engineering and his ability to turn it into a powerful social media platform have earned him the title of &#8220;the next Steve Jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Agrawal&#8217;s academic background led him to specialize in computer science. He studied under Jennifer Widom, who led the research lab. His focus on databases was an ideal fit for Twitter, where data from millions of users needs to be processed. Agrawal joined Twitter before finishing his Ph.D., and quickly rose to become a key member of the engineering team. His expertise in advertising technologies helped Twitter grow to become one of the world&#8217;s most influential social networks.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jack_Dorsey\"><\/span>Jack Dorsey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jack Dorsey has resigned as the CEO of Twitter, a move that comes after years of criticism and pressure from Washington. Trump, for one, used Twitter to bypass traditional media and threaten his enemies. He also used his feed to keep allies in line, but Twitter has now barred him. Dorsey&#8217;s exit marks a significant shift in the company&#8217;s leadership. The new CEO has a long history of balancing philanthropy and the tech world.<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey began programming in high school, while attending Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis. He wrote dispatch software at age 15 and attended punk rock concerts. While attending university, he started his own company in San Francisco. He also invested in Foursquare and Square, which let small business owners accept credit card payments through a mobile phone attachment. In 2006, he interviewed US President Barack Obama in his first Twitter Town Hall.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kavyon_Beykpour\"><\/span>Kavyon Beykpour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Beykpour was the former general manager of consumer Twitter. His responsibilities included leading engineering, design, and customer support teams. He also co-founded a startup, Periscope, and joined Twitter when it bought it in 2015. That service was discontinued in 2020, and he left the company in October. Beykpour said he believed Twitter&#8217;s best days were ahead. However, he did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Beykpour joined Twitter in 2015, after selling his startup, Periscope. He graduated from Stanford in 2010 and has held various leadership positions. Beykpour praised the company&#8217;s work on Spaces, Communities, Topics, creator tools, and safety controls. At Twitter, he worked for more than six years, and was appointed as the company&#8217;s CEO in 2015.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musk\"><\/span>Elon Musk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After taking over Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk has lined up a new CEO for Twitter. He has been critical of the current CEO, Parag Agarwal, and has been criticized by conservatives for limiting freedom of speech. He has not yet announced the new CEO, but rumors abound. Agrawal has reportedly told Twitter employees that his future in the company is up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was announced in April, but Musk&#8217;s recent comments have left some people wondering whether he is really serious about acquiring Twitter. Musk hinted that he had &#8220;cold feet&#8221; and put the deal on hold in May. He was studying Twitter&#8217;s accounting for fake accounts and its spam problems. He also demanded access to Twitter&#8217;s &#8220;firehose&#8221; of 500 million tweets a day. After a month of negotiations, Twitter agreed to grant Musk access to the company&#8217;s data. 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