From Twitter to Google CEO: Meet IIT, IIM Graduates Heading Top Firms Across Globe
3 years, 1 month ago

From Twitter to Google CEO: Meet IIT, IIM Graduates Heading Top Firms Across Globe

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IIT Bombay alumnus Parag Agarwal is yet another Indian proving his mettle in the globe. Several top business personalities including Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and Patric Collision, the CEO of Stripe have taken to Twitter to praise Indian talents and we cannot agree more. From the newly appointed CEO of Twitter Parag Agrawal to the CEO of Google Sundar Pichai, here is a list of those who are heading top firms across the world. USA benefits greatly from Indian talent!— Elon Musk November 29, 2021 Indian origin IIT Bombay graduate Parag Agrawal is new Twitter CEO as Jack Dorsey steps down.Indian influence growing on world stage — Norbart Elakes November 29, 2021 Parag Agrawal Appointed as the new CEO of Twitter on November 29, replacing founder Jack Dorsey, Agrawal is an alumnus of IIT Bombay. George Kurian The CEO and president of data storage company NetApp since 2015, Kurian took admission in IIT Madras, but later dropped out to pursue the same course from Princeton University.

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Neal Mohan is YouTube's newest CEO: Indian-origin top bosses rule the tech world
1 year, 10 months ago

Neal Mohan is YouTube's newest CEO: Indian-origin top bosses rule the tech world

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Neal Mohan, the new CEO of YouTube, is the latest entry to the growing list of Indian-origin CEOs heading global tech firms. He joins the likes of Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella New Delhi: Neal Mohan, a longtime Indian American YouTube executive, will be the new CEO of the Google-owned video sharing platform. Mohan, a Stanford graduate and a senior …

Elon Musk ropes in Indian-origin technology executive to revamp Twitter
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk ropes in Indian-origin technology executive to revamp Twitter

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-origin technology executive, is “helping out” Twitter's new owner Elon Musk as he revamps the social media giant following its acquisition by the billionaire entrepreneur. Prior to joining a16z, Krishnan held numerous senior product roles and most recently, he “led core consumer teams at Twitter where he was responsible for products including the home timeline, …

Twitter CEO Serves ‘Parag Special’ Coffee To Employees At London Office
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter CEO Serves ‘Parag Special’ Coffee To Employees At London Office

ABP News  

New Delhi: Twitter chief executive officer Parag Agrawal sprung a surprise for employees at the company’s London office by serving them coffee with the company’s chief financial officer Ned Segal. One of of the photos shows a board in the office reading, “Americano, cappuccino, chai latte, espresso, flat white, Parag special and Ned’s cookies.” While employees can be seen lining …

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal serves coffee at company’s London office
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal serves coffee at company’s London office

Hindustan Times  

Twitter Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal last week attended a number of events at the company’s London office. He was A woman named Rebecca, who works at Twitter, posted the photos on her Twitter account showing Parag Agrawal and Ned Segal serving coffee and cookies at Twitter’s London office. In one of the photos, a board in the office said, …

10 famous IIT-Bombay graduates who held positions of power
3 years, 1 month ago

10 famous IIT-Bombay graduates who held positions of power

India Today  

The Indian Institutes of Technology is a reputable destination for engineering students who want to become successful in life. Many big companies and organisations are From young entrepreneurs to many unconventional people, here is a list of famous IIT-Bombay graduates who held positions of power. K Sivan: ISRO Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan, K Sivan, is also known as ‘Rocket Mani’ for …

Parag Agrawal | Twitter’s new helmsman
3 years, 1 month ago

Parag Agrawal | Twitter’s new helmsman

The Hindu  

Early last year, amid news that one of Twitter’s large investors was pushing for a leadership change at the social media network, NYU marketing professor Scott Galloway told NPR, “I think product development has been anaemic. A Reuters report said at that time that, “In reaching the agreement with Twitter, Elliott keeps a close eye on Dorsey while also giving …

Wasim Jaffer plays straight out of the book in a funny reply to Elon Musk
3 years, 1 month ago

Wasim Jaffer plays straight out of the book in a funny reply to Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Cricketer Wasim Jaffer, known for his witty comments and friendly bannter on social media platforms, has given an epic reply to tech tycoon Elon Musk in the backdrop of Twitter appointing an Indian-origin CEO. Elon Musk was replying to a Stripe CEO Patrick Collison's tweet which read: Google, Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and now Twitter run by CEOs …

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to receive $1 million annual salary
3 years, 1 month ago

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to receive $1 million annual salary

The Hindu  

Parag Agrawal, who has recently been named as the CEO of microblogging platform Twitter, will receive an annual salary of $1 million along with other perks and bonuses. Under the terms of the Offer Letter, in December 2021, the Board will grant to Mr. Agrawal restricted stock units with a grant date face value of USD 12,500,000," a regulatory filing …

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to receive $1 million annual salary
3 years, 1 month ago

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to receive $1 million annual salary

India TV News  

Highlights Parag Agrawal served as Twitter's Chief Technology Officer since 2017 He was earlier responsible for the company's technical strategy Parag Agrawal joined the Twitter company in 2011 as a software engineer Parag Agrawal, who has recently been named as the CEO of microblogging platform Twitter, will receive an annual salary of USD 1 million along with other perks and …

Internet abuzz with 'Agarwal Ji ka Beta' memes as Parag Agarwal takes over as Twitter CEO
3 years, 1 month ago

Internet abuzz with 'Agarwal Ji ka Beta' memes as Parag Agarwal takes over as Twitter CEO

Firstpost  

Indian origin techie Parag Agarwal replaced Jack Dorsey as Twitter’s chief executive officer after Dorsey announced his resignation from the post on 29 November Indian origin techie Parag Agarwal replaced Jack Dorsey as Twitter’s chief executive officer after Dorsey announced his resignation from the post on 29 November. An alumnus of India’ premier engineering college IIT Bombay and the Sandford …

Proud of Parag Agrawal and hope to produce more such achievers: IIT-B
3 years, 1 month ago

Proud of Parag Agrawal and hope to produce more such achievers: IIT-B

The Hindu  

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, alma mater of new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter Parag Agrawal, on Tuesday said the institute is not only proud of him for achieving the success but it also hopes to produce more such achievers in near future. Our congratulations to him and we hope that IIT-B can continue to produce such achievers,” said …

This Is The Salary Of Parag Agarwal, The New Twitter CEO
3 years, 1 month ago

This Is The Salary Of Parag Agarwal, The New Twitter CEO

ABP News  

New Delhi: Twitter has become the latest tech firm to hire an Indian origin CEO. Parag Agrawal, a company insider and Twitter CTO was on Monday replaced chief executive officer Jack Dorsey. While social media was abuzz as Indians rushed to find out about the new Twitter CEO's salary, his IIT rank among other details, Twitter's filing with the US …

IIT Bombay congratulates alumnus Parag Agrawal on elevation as Twitter CEO
3 years, 1 month ago

IIT Bombay congratulates alumnus Parag Agrawal on elevation as Twitter CEO

Hindustan Times  

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Tuesday congratulated its alumnus Parag Agrawal on his elevation as CEO of the microblogging giant Twitter. Parag Agrawal was named Twitter CEO on Monday. “Congratulations to our alumnus Dr. Parag Agrawal for being appointed the new CEO of Twitter. Twitter’s outgoing CEO Dorsey announced on Monday that Agrawal will be the company’s new chief …

New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile
3 years, 1 month ago

New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile

Associated Press  

Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile and politically volatile jobs. Agrawal is a ”‘safe’ pick who should be looked upon as favorably by investors,” wrote CFRA Research analyst Angelo Zino, who noted that Twitter shareholder Elliott Management Corp. had pressured Dorsey to step down. Elliott released …

Parag Agrawal now Twitter CEO, Elon Musk says US benefits greatly from Indian talent
3 years, 1 month ago

Parag Agrawal now Twitter CEO, Elon Musk says US benefits greatly from Indian talent

India Today  

India-born Parag Agarwal is the new CEO of Twitter. With this, Agarwal has joined the league of India-born CEOs of Silicon Valley companies including Arvind Krishna of IBM, Sundar Pichai of Google, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. Tesla chief Musk has an interesting take on Agarwal’s appointment as the new Twitter CEO. Agrawal has joined the league of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, …

11 years ago, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted on Muslims and extremists, now his tweet is angering people
3 years, 1 month ago

11 years ago, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted on Muslims and extremists, now his tweet is angering people

India Today  

Parag Agrawal is the new Twitter CEO. Otherwise, he is well regarded, like former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says, "Parag has been behind every critical decision that helped turn this company around." Jason Miller, the former senior advisor to President Donald J Trump, also questions the new CEO's stance on censorship in a tweet and whether political discrimination is coming …

Who is Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal?
3 years, 1 month ago

Who is Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal?

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc on Monday, November 29, 2021, promoted company insider and technology head Parag Agrawal to replace Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey. Project Bluesky Since December 2019, Mr. Agrawal has also been working on Project Bluesky, an independent team of open source architects, engineers and designers to combat abusive and misleading information on Twitter. Bluesky is seeking to introduce a …

Meet Parag Agrawal, Twitter's New Indian-American CEO
3 years, 1 month ago

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

ABP News  

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 since 2017. As the chief technology officer at Twitter, Parag Agrawal was responsible for the microblogging platform’s Technical Strategy, Machine …

Parag Agrawal becomes Twitter CEO: Who is Parag Agrawal? Here is a brief profile of this IITian in 10 points
3 years, 1 month ago

Parag Agrawal becomes Twitter CEO: Who is Parag Agrawal? Here is a brief profile of this IITian in 10 points

India Today  

Parag Agrawal became Twitter CEO on Monday after Jack Dorsey announced his resignation. Twitter notes, "Parag Agrawal joined Twitter in 2011 and has served as Chief Technology Officer since October 2017. In his email on Monday sent to all Twitter employees, Dorsey wrote: "The board ran a rigorous process considering all options and unanimously appointed Parag. 4- At Twitter, as …

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