Dick Costolo

Dick Costolo has enjoyed a decorated career as an entrepreneur and as the former CEO of Twitter. Initially only intended to cover paternity leave, Dick enjoyed two years as the CEO of Twitter, spearheading the iconic social media platform and establishing it as the industry leader we know today. Having also enjoyed great success as an entrepreneur, Dick is now the Managing Partner of 01 Advisors and is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, hired to share his expertise on technology, business management and entrepreneurialism.

Before achieving great success as the CEO of Twitter, Dick enjoyed five years as a Manager for Accenture, formerly known as Andersen Consulting. During his time working with Accenture, Dick was responsible for senior management of the product and technology divisions, building his expertise in all aspects of business management and leadership. Following his successful tenure with Accenture, Dick became the Co-Founder of Burning Door Networked Media and Spyonit.com. Two companies specialising in web design and web page monitoring, Dick soon forged a reputation as an expert in technology and analytics. Dick later went on to become the Co-Founder of FeedBurner, which was ultimately sold to Google – leading to Dick becoming the Group Product Manager of Google.

After six successful years working with Twitter, Dick left the company to become the Co-Founder of 01 Advisors, a company of whom he is now the Managing Partner. Other prominent roles of Dick’s have included being appointed to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee by President Obama, a member of the Board of Directors of Patreon and a Consultant for the HBO series Silicon Valley. In recognition of his illustrious career, Dick has also been honoured with inclusion in the 10 Most Influential US Tech CEOs list by Time Magazine and being named one of Silicon Valley’s Most Impressive CEOs by Business Insider. In his proficiency as a keynote speaker, Dick has most recently been a keynote speaker at the 2023 Upfront Summit for Upfront Ventures, having already spoken at events for TechCrunch, Ford School of Public Policy and Recode.

Now hired as a keynote speaker to share his illustrious career history as the former CEO of Twitter, Dick Costolo is highly sought after for his expertise in all aspects of technology, business management, leadership and social media. Renowned for increasing the revenue of Twitter to over two billion, Dick is commended for his ability to make bold decisions whilst balancing risk. If you are looking for a businessman with detailed expertise not only in business but also in the tech landscape, hire former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo today!