Who became Twitter's CEO after Jack Dorsey's resignation in 2021?

Parag Agrawal became Twitter’s CEO after Jack Dorsey resigned in 2021. Twitter announced the leadership change on November 29, 2021, and Agrawal took over immediately.

Agrawal had joined Twitter in 2011 and rose through its engineering organization. He became chief technology officer in 2017, making him a senior internal candidate with extensive knowledge of the platform’s infrastructure and product decisions.

Dorsey said the board selected Agrawal after a rigorous succession process. Agrawal’s appointment continued Twitter’s practice of elevating a technical leader to guide the company as it dealt with platform reliability, user growth, content moderation, and regulatory pressure.

His tenure was brief. Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, after which Agrawal was removed as CEO. Musk then became the company’s owner and chief executive before later rebranding Twitter as X. Thus, Agrawal is the correct answer for Dorsey’s immediate successor, even though he was not Twitter’s final CEO.