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| Parag Agrawal Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight | 96 kg |
| Date of Birth | May 21, 1984 |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Spouse | Vineeta Agarwala |
Parag Agrawal is an Indian-American technology executive who made headlines in November 2021 for replacing Jack Dorsey as the new CEO of the micro-blogging website, Twitter. He has more than 400k followers on Twitter and more than 100k followers on Instagram.
Born Name
Parag Agrawal
Nick Name
Parag
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Residence
San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality
Indian, American
Education
Parag was a student at Atomic Energy Central School No. 4.
In 2005, he graduated from IIT Bombay with a B. Tech degree in computer science and engineering.
He traveled to Stanford University in California and earned his PhD in computer science with Jennifer Widom as his mentor.
Occupation
Technology Executive
Family
- Father – Ram Gopal Agrawal (Senior Official at the Indian Department of Atomic Energy)
- Mother – Shashi Agrawal (Economics Professor at the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute)
- Siblings – Kunal Agrawal (Sister)
Build
Average
Height
6 ft 3 in or 190.5 cm
Weight
96 kg or 211.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Parag has dated –
- Vineeta Agarwala (2015-Present) – Parag married Vineeta Agarwala, who works as a physician and investor, in January 2016. The couple welcomed a boy named Ansh Agrawal on Thanksgiving Day i.e., November 22, 2018.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Mostly wears black from head to toe
- Tall stature
Religion
Hinduism
Parag Agrawal Facts
- He was awarded a gold medal at the 2001 International Physics Olympiad that took place in Turkey.
- Parag worked at other tech companies like Yahoo, Microsoft, and AT&T before joining Twitter in 2011.
- As of 2022, he is one of the many Indian-origin CEOs heading big-tech companies alongside Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Sundar Pichai of Google and Alphabet, Arvind Krishna of IBM, and Shantanu Narayen of Adobe.
- Parag’s school classmate was the famous Indian singer Shreya Ghoshal.
- His thesis paper titled ‘Incorporating Uncertainty in Data Management and Integration’ was published in 2012.
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