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Who is Parag Agrawal?

Parag Agrawal

About Parag Agrawal

Who is Parag Agrawal?

Parag Agrawal is an Indian-American CEO of Twitter Inc. He was elevated to the post after Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down in November 2021. In the past, Agarwal was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the social media firm. He is the youngest CEO leading a Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 company and is also part of a select group of CEOs of Indian origin heading technology companies in the US.
 

Early life and education

Parag Agrawal was born in Maharashtra. His mother is a retired school teacher and his father was employed in the atomic energy sector. Agrawal
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Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises $30 million for new AI startup

The funding was led Khosla Ventures, which was an early backer for Open AI, as well as Index Ventures and First Round Capital

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Updated On : 10 Jan 2024 | 10:19 AM IST

Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal reveals DOJ probe in pursuit of legal fees

Parag Agrawal, ousted last year by new owner Elon Musk, and other former executives said in a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit

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Updated On : 11 Apr 2023 | 8:51 AM IST

Don't want to pay $20 for a Twitter blue tick? How about $8, asks Musk

Elon Musk has reportedly given an ultimatum to the employees to roll out monthly subscription pack for Twitter Blue by November 7

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Updated On : 01 Nov 2022 | 12:36 PM IST

'Bird is freed': Musk takes over Twitter, fires CEO Parag Agrawal

Agrawal, 38, was appointed Twitter CEO in November last year after the social media site's co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2022 | 12:19 AM IST

New 'Chief Twit': 5 ways Twitter could change with Elon Musk's takeover

On Thursday, Musk closed the acquisition deal for $44 billion and reportedly fired its top executives, including chief executive Parag Agrawal and its head of legal policy Vijaya Gadde

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 12:41 PM IST

Elon Musk to replace Parag Agrawal as Twitter CEO, reverse life bans

Elon Musk plans to assume the role of CEO at Twitter Inc after completing his $44 billion acquisition, taking the helm of the social media giant on top of leading Tesla Inc. and SpaceX

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 11:53 AM IST

Parag Agrawal never put his foot down against Elon Musk on Twitter

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, who continued to do his job to change the platform for better "despite the noise" coming from Elon Musk, never put his foot down against the Tesla CEO

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 11:24 AM IST

Top Twitter execs to take home $88 mn, Parag Agrawal richer by $38.7 mn

Twitter's top executives stand to make a total of $88 million between them -- Parag Agrawal alone will get $38.7 million -- after being ousted by Elon Musk

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 11:25 AM IST

Top Headlines: Musk takes over Twitter, IDBI Bank's stake sale, and more

Elon Musk became Twitter Inc's new owner on Thursday, firing top executives he had accused of misleading him

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 8:03 AM IST

Musk takes control of Twitter, fires top execs, including Parag Agrawal

Elon Musk took control of Twitter on late Thursday (local time) and fired its top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 12:57 PM IST

Twitter CEO among top executives departing as Elon Musk takes over

Twitter Inc CEO Parag Agrawal is among executives planning to depart as Elon Musk completes his $44 billion deal to take over the social network

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 7:18 AM IST

Twitter ordered whistle-blower to destroy evidence, claims Elon Musk

Peiter Zatko, Twitter's ex-head of security, said he burned 10 handwritten notebooks and deleted 100 computer files at the behest of company managers as part of his separation agreement

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Updated On : 11 Oct 2022 | 10:43 PM IST

Elon Musk, Twitter CEO seek to reschedule questioning on $44 bn buyout deal

Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal are seeking to reschedule their depositions in the company's lawsuit over Musk's $44 billion buyout

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Updated On : 27 Sep 2022 | 7:59 AM IST

Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko to testify at US Congess on Sep 13

Twitter whisleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko is set to testify at US Congess on September 13 about allegation he leveled against the Parag Agrawal-led micro-blogging platform

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Updated On : 25 Aug 2022 | 7:14 PM IST

Twitter CEO tells staff whistleblower's claims are 'inaccurate' at meeting

Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett also told employees the company reached out to various agencies around the world before the news broke.

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Updated On : 24 Aug 2022 | 11:31 PM IST

Twitter merges misinformation, spam prevention teams amid battle over bots

The new group is set to be called 'Health Products and Services (HPS)', and will be led by Ella Irwin, Twitter's VP of Product

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Updated On : 24 Aug 2022 | 10:41 PM IST

Twitter dismisses Elon Musk's bots complaints 'irrelevant sideshow'

Musk was fully aware of the bot issue when he signed the deal to buy the company, Twitter's lawyers said in a filing Monday

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Updated On : 19 Jul 2022 | 7:29 AM IST

Elon Musk sent warning text to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: Reports

'Your lawyers are using these conversations to cause trouble. That needs to stop,' Musk's text reportedly read

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Updated On : 17 Jul 2022 | 9:38 AM IST

Musk seeks Twitter trial in 2023, Agrawal wants 4 days to prove him wrong

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's legal team has reportedly asked the court to push back the Twitter trial by early 2023, saying that the case requires "forensic review and analysis" of a deep pool of data

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Updated On : 16 Jul 2022 | 12:58 PM IST

Twitter shares slide 6% after Elon Musk's $44-bn deal falls apart

On Monday, Musk took a jab at Twitter's stance, tweeting that the legal battle would lead to the company disclosing information on bots and spam accounts in court

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Updated On : 11 Jul 2022 | 4:19 PM IST