Kayvon Beykpour

Kayvon Beykpour leads Twitter's product team, responsible for its product strategy and development. Previously, he was responsible for integrating Twitter's live video products, optimizing video to best serve every customer and creating a world-class product experience. Kayvon co-founded Periscope, a live video platform where people can create, watch, discover and share live video, which was acquired by Twitter in 2015. Prior to Periscope, he co-founded Terriblyclever Design LLC, a software company that was sold to Blackboard Inc. Following the acquisition, Kayvon led Blackboard's mobile division for four years where he grew its team from five to more than 100 employees and helped the company become one of the most downloaded apps in the education industry. Kayvon attended Stanford and graduated with a degree in computer science.