Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly quits, to return to US

Rishi Jaitly, Twitter’s India head who popularised the micro-blogging website among government departments for responding to citizen queries, has quit the company.
 
Jaitly was the vice-president for Asia-Pacific, which includes India & Middle East, North Africa, for Twitter. He made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday.
 
A Twitter India spokesperson confirmed the development, saying Jaitly will remain with the company till November-end and return to the US.
 
He said “a personal/civic calling takes me to Chicago, I'll spend significant time in India/Asia, drawing on my past to further tech's promise”. The former Google executive added he intended to devote himself to “building bridges in service of my mission”.
 
Jaitly came to Twitter in 2012 from Knight Foundation where he headed the investment arm in media and technology firms which was aimed at helping these use new technology tools for engaging with citizens.
 
“Today, after four years of user/business momentum in India and the region, I’m sharing my intention to move on to new opportunities, same mission,” Jaitly tweeted.
 

He expressed he would continue to — “harness tech/media’s scale to connect users/citizens to their voice/agency/leadership in places they care about”, When contacted, a Twitter India spokesperson said: "We thank Rishi Jaitly for his contributions, entrepreneurship and leadership over the past four years at Twitter. He was our first person on the ground to bring Twitter into the high-growth Indian market. There will be a smooth transition as his last day is in late November after which he will move back to the US."
 
Jaitly’s exit comes at a time when Twitter is facing a crisis globally — revenue growth falling for consecutive eight quarters. It is also looking at suitors who could potentially save the company.