ELON Musk concluded his acquisition to purchase Twitter on October 27, 2022, with a $44billion deal.
Within only 24 hours, the 'Chief Twit' made huge changes to the company's hierarchy by reportedly firing several top executives, including Vijaya Gadde.
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Who is former Twitter attorney Vijaya Gadde?
Vijaya Gadde was born in India and moved to Beaumont, Texas with her family when she was only 2 years old.
The 48-year-old served as Twitter’s legal, public policy, and trust and safety lead since 2011.
Prior to her role as counsel for the popular social media company, she was a senior legal director at Juniper Networks and before that, had worked for nearly a decade at the firm, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
According to her Twitter bio: "Vijaya serves on the Board of Trustees of NYU Law School and the Board of Directors of Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian aid and development organization, which partners with communities, corporations, and governments.
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"Vijaya is also a co-founder of #Angels, an investment collective focused on funding diverse and ambitious founders pursuing bold ideas."
She earned her BS in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and her JD from New York University School of Law.
As per an interview with Politico, Vijaya became a lawyer because: “I felt very strongly that I needed to be in a position where I understood my rights, or my community’s rights. I didn’t ever want to be taken advantage of.”
“I can’t untie my immigrant experience from who I am,” Vijaya explained to the outlet.
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“I think that one of the things that it’s really hard for people to accept is just because you don’t see this every day doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, told Politico via email: “Vijaya brings critical balance to our work. She believes deeply in our purpose, and thinks ahead of all the challenges we’ll be facing in the future.
"I’m so grateful she works tirelessly to make us better every day, ensuring we’re always considering our role and impact in the world.”
Why was Vijaya Gadde fired?
Vijaya Gadde was reportedly one of four company executives fired on October 27 by Elon Musk - Twitter's newest owner.
The tech billionaire's $44billion deal to acquire the social media company closed late Thursday.
The Tesla CEO immediately changed his Twitter bio to "Chief Twit," and tweeted "the bird is freed."
Inside sources told The Washington Post that Elon has fired Chief executive Parag Agrawal, chief financial officer Ned Segal, the company’s general counsel, Sean Edgett along with Vijaya.
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According to the outlet: "Musk’s moves late Thursday signal his intentions to firmly put his stamp on Twitter.
"Musk has publicly criticized the company’s outgoing management over product decisions and content moderation, as well as saying he would restore former president Donald Trump’s account."
Twitter is expected to become private on October 28.
Is Vijaya Gadde married?
Vijaya is married to Ramsey Homsany, who, like his wife, is also a lawyer.
Ramsey received a BS in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from Rutgers University and his JD from NYU - just like Vijaya.
He is the co-founder and president of Octant Bio and according to the company website, Ramsey is a tech executive who has worked for big-name companies such as Dropbox and Google.
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In the past, "Ramsey was a Vice President at Google, where he managed Google's commercial legal groups and negotiated some of the internet industry's largest partnerships."
Vijaya and her husband are said to share two children.
