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Who is Parag Agrawal? The new Twitter CEO replacing Jack Dorsey

By Kari Paul

30 Nov 2021 · 3 min read

Jack Dorsey has stepped down as CEO of Twitter and passed the baton to the relatively unknown executive Parag Agrawal.

Agrawal, who has been with the company for 10 years – most recently as chief technology officer – has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile and politically volatile jobs. But who is he, and what can we expect for Twitter under his leadership?

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