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Ned Segal

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Ned Segal
Bornc. 1974 (age 49–50)
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
OccupationBusiness executive
Children3

Ned Segal (born c. 1974) is an American business executive. He was the chief financial officer of Twitter from 2017 to 2022. He was fired, along with three other top executives, on October 27, 2022, following Elon Musk’s purchase of the company.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Segal was born c. 1974.[4] He graduated from Lick-Wilmerding High School in 1992 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Spanish from Georgetown University.[5][6]

Career

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From 1996 to April 2013, Segal worked at Goldman Sachs including as the managing director and head of global software investment banking from 2009 to 2013.[7][4] Segal was later the chief financial officer (CFO) of the RPX Corporation.[4] Until 2017, Segal was the senior vice president of finance for the small business group at Intuit.[7] In late August 2017, he succeeded Anthony Noto as the chief financial officer of Twitter.[7] In late October 2022, Segal was one of several executives who were fired after the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk. He reportedly was and is entitled to a golden parachute worth US$44.5 million, but it has not been paid.[8][9]

Segal is on the board of directors of Beyond Meat and serves on its audit committee.[10]

Personal life

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Segal lives in San Francisco with his wife and three children.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Conger, Kate; Hirsch, Lauren (October 27, 2022). "Elon Musk Completes $44 Billion Deal to Own Twitter". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Dang, Sheila; Roumeliotis, Greg (October 27, 2022). "Musk starts his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the 'bird is freed'". Reuters. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Thomas, Lauren (October 27, 2022). "Elon Musk Completes Twitter Takeover". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Spangler, Todd (2017-07-11). "Twitter Hires Former Goldman Sachs Exec Ned Segal as CFO". Variety. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  5. ^ Erskine, Donovan (July 14, 2022). "Who is Twitter's CFO?". Shacknews. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  6. ^ "Twitter taps Ned Segal '92 as new chief financial officer". Lick-Wilmerding High School. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  7. ^ a b c Balakrishnan, Anita (July 11, 2017). "Twitter taps Ned Segal as new chief financial officer". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  8. ^ Kerber, Ross (2022-10-28). "'Golden parachutes' for 3 fired Twitter executives worth $122 mln -Equilar". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  9. ^ Dhanrajani, Rachna Manojkumar (2022-10-28). "Twitter's Ned Segal confirms exit, changes bio to 'former CFO and current fan of Twitter'". Business Today. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  10. ^ a b "The Jewish Graduate Student Initiative". Jewish Graduate Student Initiative. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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