Meet Parag Agrawal, Twitter's New Indian-American CEO

Twitter New CEO: An Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, graduate, Parag Agrawal went to Stanford University where he studied computer science and received a doctorate.

Indian-American Parag Agrawal was the chief technology officer in Twitter (Representation)

New Delhi: With Twitter co-founder and chief executive officer Jack Dorsey stepping down from his position on Monday, the company appointed Indian-American Parag Agrawal as his successor.

Parag Agrawal joined Twitter in 2011 and was serving as chief technology officer (CTO) since 2017. As the chief technology officer at Twitter, Parag Agrawal was responsible for the microblogging platform’s Technical Strategy, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer, Revenue and Science teams, according to his biography on the Twitter leadership page.

"My trust in Parag as Twitter's CEO is deep. His work over the past 10 years has been transformational," Dorsey said in a statement. “It's his time to lead,” he added.

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"The world is watching us right now, even more than they have before. Lots of people are going to have lots of different views and opinions about today's news. It's because they care about Twitter and our future, and it's a signal that the work we do here matters. Let's show the world Twitter's full potential!" Agrawal said in a statement after Jack Dorsey announced his appointment.

Deep gratitude for @jack and our entire team, and so much excitement for the future. Here’s the note I sent to the company. Thank you all for your trust and support 💙 https://t.co/eNatG1dqH6 pic.twitter.com/liJmTbpYs1

— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) November 29, 2021

Who Is Parag Agarwal?

Parag Agrawal has a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a doctorate in Computer Science from Stanford University, according to his LinkedIn bio.

Parag Agrawal joined Twitter as ‘Distinguished Software Engineer’ in 2011 and became the CTO of the company in 2017, Twitter’s leadership page said. Before joining Jack Dorsey’s company, Parag held leadership positions at Microsoft Research, Yahoo! Research and AT&T Labs.