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Parag Agrawal
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Agrawal in 2005
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| Born | 21 May 1984 Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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| Education | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (BTech) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Former CEO, Twitter, Inc. |
| Predecessor | Jack Dorsey |
| Successor | Elon Musk |
| Spouse(s) | Vineeta Agarwala |
| Children | 2 |
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| Thesis | Incorporating Uncertainty in Data Management and Integration (2012) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jennifer Widom |
Parag Agrawal (born 21 May 1984) is an American software engineer and business leader. He was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Inc. from November 2021 to October 2022. He was born in India and later moved to the United States.
Early Life and Education
Parag Agrawal was born in Ajmer, a city in Rajasthan, India. His father worked for the Indian government's Department of Atomic Energy. His mother was a professor of Economics.
He attended Atomic Energy Central School No.4 for his early schooling. In 2001, he earned a gold medal at the International Physics Olympiad. This competition was held in Antalya, Turkey.
In 2005, Agrawal earned his Bachelor of Technology degree. He studied Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay in India. After that, he moved to the United States. He went to Stanford University to study computer science. He earned his PhD from Stanford in 2012.
Career at Twitter and Beyond
Before joining Twitter, Agrawal worked as a researcher. He had internships at Microsoft Research and Yahoo! Research. In 2011, he started working at Twitter as a software engineer.
In October 2017, Twitter promoted him to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As CTO, he was in charge of Twitter's technology and development. In 2019, he also led Project Bluesky. This project aimed to create a new, open social network protocol. It later became the Bluesky social media app.
Agrawal became the CEO of Twitter on November 29, 2021. He took over from Jack Dorsey. As CEO, he received a salary and stock compensation. He served as CEO until October 27, 2022. On that date, Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter. Agrawal was then no longer the CEO.
After leaving Twitter, Agrawal started a new company. This company focuses on artificial intelligence (AI). It aims to develop software for large language models (LLMs). These are advanced AI programs that can understand and generate human-like text.
Personal Life
Parag Agrawal is married to Vineeta Agarwala. She is a partner at a company called Andreessen Horowitz. She works with investments in biotech and health technology. Parag and Vineeta have two children. They live in San Francisco, California.
See also
In Spanish: Parag Agrawal para niños
