Parag Agrawal
Parag Agrawal | |
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Born | |
Education | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (BTech) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
Known for | Former CEO, Twitter, Inc. |
Predecessor | Jack Dorsey |
Successor | Elon Musk[1] |
Spouse | Vineeta Agarwala |
Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Incorporating Uncertainty in Data Management and Integration (2012) |
Doctoral advisor | Jennifer Widom |
Parag Agrawal (Hindi pronunciation: [pəˈɾaːɡ əɡɾəˈʋaːl]; born May 21, 1984)[2] is an Indian-American software engineer and businessman who was the CEO of Twitter, Inc. from November 2021 to October 2022.[3]
Early life and education
Agrawal was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan.[4][5] His father was a senior official in the Indian Department of Atomic Energy and his mother is a retired Economics professor from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute in Mumbai.[6]
In 2001, he completed his
In 2005, Agrawal obtained his Bachelor of Technology degree in computer science and engineering from IIT Bombay.[10] That year, he moved to the United States to pursue a PhD in computer science at Stanford University under the guidance of Jennifer Widom.[11][12][13] His Stanford doctoral thesis, published in 2012, is titled "Incorporating Uncertainty in Data Management and Integration".[14][15]
Career
Agrawal held research internships at
In an interview discussing the rise of misinformation on Twitter with MIT Technology Review in November 2020, while still Twitter CTO, when asked about freedom of speech regarding Twitter, Agrawal said: "Our role is not to be bound by the First Amendment, but our role is to serve a healthy public conversation ... [and to] focus less on thinking about free speech, but thinking about how the times have changed."[19]
On November 29, 2021, Dorsey announced that he was resigning as CEO of Twitter and that Agrawal was replacing him immediately.[20][21][22] As CEO, Agrawal was awarded annual compensation of $1 million as well as stock compensation worth $12.5 million.[11] Agrawal was fired as CEO once Elon Musk completed his acquisition of the company on October 27, 2022.[23][24]
Personal life
Agrawal is married to Vineeta Agarwala,[11][25] general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.[26] They have two children, born in 2018 and 2022.
References
- ^ "Elon Musk officially becomes Twitter CEO and dissolves board of directors". Euronews. November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Parag Agrawal: Ajmer Celebrates a Son 'More Powerful than PMs, Presidents'". The Times of India. November 30, 2021.
- ^ Conger, Kate; Hirsch, Lauren (October 27, 2022). "Elon Musk Completes $44 Billion Deal to Own Twitter". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "अजमेर के रहने वाले हैं ट्विटर के नए CEO:किराए पर रहता था परिवार, 4 दिसंबर को घर आएंगे पराग के मम्मी-पापा" [The new CEO of Twitter is from Ajmer:The family used to live on rent, Parag's parents will come home on 4 December]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). November 30, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ "THIS is why Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal kept his son's name Ansh". MSN. February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's teachers call him 'typical topper' with special calibre". The Indian Express. December 2, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Damle, Manjiri (August 13, 2001). "Indians bag 5 medals at physics Olympiad". The Times of India. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "IPhO: India - Individual Results". ipho-unofficial.org. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- News18. November 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Parag Agrawal becomes Twitter CEO: Who is Parag Agrawal? Here is a brief profile of this IITian in 5 points". India Today. November 29, 2021.
- ^ Rajghatta, Chidanand (November 30, 2021). "IIT-Bombay alumnus Parag Agrawal is Twitter CEO after Dorsey exit". The Times of India.
- ^ Chhapia, Hemali; Doval, Pankaj (November 30, 2021). "When Parag Agrawal regretted wasting time tying IIT-JEE supplements". The Times of India.
- ^ Agrawal, Parag (2012). "Incorporating Uncertainty in Data Management and Integration". Stanford University.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (November 29, 2021). "Who Is Parag Agrawal? A Look at Twitter's New CEO". Variety.
- ^ Novet, Jordan (March 9, 2018). "Twitter taps distinguished engineer Parag Agrawal as new CTO". CNBC.
- News18. November 30, 2021.
- ^ Mathews, Eva (November 30, 2021). "Who is Parag Agrawal, Twitter's new CEO?". The Times of India. Reuters.
- ^ "EmTech Stage: Twitter's CTO on misinformation". MIT Technology Review. November 18, 2020.
- ^ Huddleston Jr., Tom (November 30, 2021). "Twitter's new 37-year-old CEO went from Twitter engineer to CEO in just 10 years". CNBC. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Molina, Brett (November 29, 2021). "Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal named as successor, sends stock surging". USA Today.
- ^ Feiner, Lauren; Bursztynsky, Jessica (November 29, 2021). "Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal will replace Jack Dorsey as CEO". CNBC.
- ^ Dang, Sheila; Roumeliotis, Greg (October 27, 2022). "Musk starts his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the 'bird is freed'". Reuters. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Vanian, Jonathan. "Elon Musk now in charge of Twitter, CEO and CFO have left, sources say". CNBC. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Vineeta Agarwala (@vintweeta) / Twitter".
- ^ Akhtar, Allana (November 29, 2021). "Meet Twitter's new CEO: a 37-year-old machine learning and AI expert". Business Insider.
External links
- Parag Agrawal on Twitter