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When Parag Agrawal took over as Twitter’s CEO last November following cofounder Jack Dorsey’s surprise resignation from the role, he was little known outside the company.
Ten months later, Agrawal has featured prominently in a whistleblower disclosure, been rebuked by name in a Congressional hearing and fielded criticism from the world’s richest man (and his possible future boss) both publicly and privately.
Tensions haven’t eased for him. Agrawal was set to be deposed on Monday morning in San Francisco as part of the ongoing legal battle between Twitter (TWTR) and Elon Musk over their $44 billion acquisition deal. He has also faced pressure to answer questions from Congress about the whistleblower disclosure.
Even for a company accustomed to periods of upheaval, Agrawal’s tenure leading Twitter has been marked by an unusual degree of chaos: a nightmare acquisition battle with Musk; a former executive alleging serious security vulnerabilities; and an economic downturn hitting its core advertising business.
That would be a lot to navigate for even the most seasoned chief executive. But Agrawal, a decade-long veteran of Twitter who previously served as its CTO, had never previously run a company — let alone one of the world’s most important social media platforms.
“I think Parag was elevated because they thought everything would be status quo,” said Bill Klepper, management professor at Columbia Business School. The past year has been anything but...
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