The People With Power at Twitter

For more than four years, Jack Dorsey has held the CEO role at both Twitter and Square, splitting his time between the two companies, whose headquarters are near each other in downtown San Francisco. For Twitter, the lack of a full-time CEO has meant that senior leaders are effectively running the company by consensus.

Having to get top executives to agree on everything often drags out the decision-making process and leads to turf battles, said former and current employees. Dorsey’s decision to live in Africa for up to six months this year, which he announced at the end of 2019, is likely to complicate those management challenges further.