Jack Dorsey , co - founder and chief executive of Twitter , has shown his interest in the company by purchasing 425,000 more shares for nearly $ 7 m . This investment is aimed at trying to convince investors that the platform still has potential . In 2015, he announced he would be giving a third of his shares to Twitter’s employee equity pool with the intent of “reinvesting directly in our people.” He now owns more than 30.5 million shares in Twitter , according to the Securities and Exchange Commission .
Jack Dorsey , co - founder and chief executive of Twitter , has shown his interest in the company by purchasing 425,000 more shares for nearly $ 7 m . This investment is aimed at trying to convince investors that the platform still has potential . He now owns more than 30.5 million shares in Twitter , according to the Securities and Exchange Commission .