Shariq Rizvi

Shariq Rizvi is a prominent technology executive and entrepreneur with an impressive career in the tech industry. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Monetization at Reddit, Inc., a role he has held since December 2018.1

Professional Background:

Rizvi has a strong track record of building and scaling successful technology businesses:

• Twitter: Co-founder of the Performance Ads Business and Director of Engineering from January 2012 to March 2016. During his tenure, he helped grow Twitter's advertising revenue to over $2 billion and played a crucial role in the company's IPO.1

• Netsil: Co-founder & COO from March 2016 to April 2018. The company pioneered a universal observability and monitoring platform for cloud applications, and was subsequently acquired by Nutanix.1

• Dasient: Co-founder and VP of Engineering from October 2008 to January 2012. The company was a pioneer in detecting web-based malware and was acquired by Twitter in 2012.1

Academic Background:

Rizvi has a strong academic foundation:

• Attended the University of California, Berkeley for a PhD in Computer Science (though not completed)
• Awarded the University of California Fellowship
• His research papers in data streaming and complex event processing have been cited over 2,500 times1

Recent Developments:

In May 2024, Rizvi announced his departure from Reddit after almost 6 years with the company.2 He was also part of the team that celebrated Reddit's IPO on the NYSE in March 2024.3

Professional Highlights:

• Executive Vice President of Monetization at Reddit
• Board Member at Cushion
• Previously worked at Google
• Graduated from IIT Bombay45

Rizvi is recognized as an executive, entrepreneur, and learner with a significant impact in the technology and startup ecosystem.