Twitter leadership team
LEADERSHIP / EXECUTIVE TEAM + BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE TEAM / BIOGRAPHIES
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ANTHONY NOTO
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
@anthonynoto
Anthony is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Twitter, overseeing the company’s business operations as well as its revenue generating organizations including global advertising sales, global partnerships, business development, live content, data, revenue product, and MoPub.
Anthony also continues to serve as Twitter’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a position he has held since July 2014, as the company looks for a new CFO. As CFO, he oversees the company’s financial operations, corporate development and strategy. Prior to joining Twitter, Anthony was a partner and the Head of the Technology, Media and Telecom Investment Banking Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. from 2010 to 2014.
From 2008 to 2010, Anthony was Chief Financial Officer of the National Football League. He led the league through the financial crisis and many of the key deals that transformed its media business. From 1999 to 2007, he served in various roles at Goldman Sachs, including Partner in the Equity Research division, the lead Internet analyst, and the lead Media and Entertainment Equity Research analyst.
Anthony holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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VIJAYA GADDE
General Counsel
@vijaya
Vijaya Gadde (VIJ-ee-yah GAD-ee) is Twitter’s General Counsel, leading the company’s legal, trust and safety, and public policy teams. She previously served as a Legal Director at Twitter, where she managed the international and corporate legal teams. Prior to joining Twitter in 2011, Vijaya was Senior Director, Legal at Juniper Networks; previously, for nearly a decade, she was an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. While at WSGR, Vijaya acted as counsel to the New York Stock Exchange’s Proxy Working Group and Committee on Corporate Governance.
She earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.
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LESLIE BERLAND
Chief Marketing Officer
@leslieberland
Leslie is Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for Twitter’s global consumer, product, and sales marketing and communications.
Prior to joining the company in 2016, she was Executive Vice President, Global Advertising, Marketing & Digital Partnerships at American Express. Having joined American Express in 2005, Leslie led a global team responsible for creating marketplace demand and driving commerce through differentiated products, marketing, and customer experiences globally. As a member of the company’s global management team, Leslie oversaw advertising, media, sponsorships, content, brand identity, and digital partnerships. Earlier in her career, Leslie led PR and online communications strategies for global brands on the agency side. She earned a B.S. from Boston University’s College of Communications.
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ROBERT KAIDEN
Chief Accounting Officer
@Robert_Kaiden
As CAO, Robert has direct oversight of our controllership function, international controllership, and corporate tax. Prior to joining Twitter, Robert was a Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he had more than 25 years of service, and served as the lead audit partner on several large global public technology and hospitality clients. While at Deloitte, he developed a strong international background, built and led large cross-functional teams, supported complex capital market transactions, and led several national audit initiatives. He also served as the Chief of Staff to the CEO of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Robert has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, an MS in Accounting from the University of Hartford, and a B.A. from Hamilton College.
Omid Kordestani
Executive Chairman
@omidkordestani
Jack Dorsey
CEO, Twitter;
CEO, Square
@jack
Peter Fenton
General Partner, Benchmark Capital
@peterfenton
Hugh Johnston
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo, Inc.
@hughjohnston
Martha Lane Fox
Founder and Chairperson, doteveryone.org.uk; Chairperson, MakieLab; Crossbench Peer
in House of Lords
@Marthalanefox
Debra L. Lee
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BET Networks
@IamDebraLee
David Rosenblatt
CEO, 1stdibs.com, Inc.
@rosenblattdavid
Marjorie Scardino
Chairman, MacArthur Foundation
@marjscar
Bret Taylor
CEO and Co-founder, Quip
@btaylor
Evan Williams
CEO, Medium; CEO, Obvious Corp.
@ev