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Omid Kordestani

Iranian-American businessman

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Omid R. Kordestani is an Iranian-American businessman who was the executive chairman at Twitter from October 2015 to June 2020 and a board member of the company until October 2022. He was a senior vice president, the chief business officer, and most recently a special advisor to the chief executive officer and founders at Google from July 2014 to October 2015 and was a director of Vodafone from March 2013 to October 2014. Kordestani had also previously been at Google from May 1999 to April 2009, reaching the position of Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales and Field Operations.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Tehran wd
Citizenship
Iran, United States wd
Occupation
computer scientist, entrepreneur, businessperson, manager, philanthropist wd
Education
Buchser High School, Stanford University, San José State University, Stanford Graduate School of Business wd
Social media
X (Twitter) wd

Positions held wd

  • chairperson (2015–2020)

Questions

When was Omid Kordestani born?
Omid Kordestani was born on 1963 in Tehran.
What positions has Omid Kordestani held?
Positions held by Omid Kordestani include: chairperson (2015–2020).
Where did Omid Kordestani study?
Omid Kordestani was educated at Buchser High School, Stanford University, San José State University, Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Omid Kordestani · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q3352033 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Omid Kordestani Web 2.0 conference 2005 (cropped).jpg by JD Lasica (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Omid Kordestani". DigiNepal. Last updated 21 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/omid-kordestani. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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