V Pappas, former CEO of TikTok, went viral when they came out as nonbinary
Name: V Pappas, 44Bio: Corporate tech leader V Pappas grew up in Australia, and are half-Greek by birth.
At 20 years old, they moved to London, and then eventually on to New York. They joined a tech company called Next New Networks, which was bought by YouTube in 2011.
There, Pappas quickly ascended the ranks, penning a book along the way telling creators how to best monetize their content.Pappas jumped from YouTube to TikTok in 2018 to become its general manager and head of North America.
They became TikTok’s COO in late 2020, after the platform saw a surge in new users and creators during the pandemic.Coming out: V Pappas may not be a household name but TikTok, which they presided over until this summer, continues to make headlines and gain users.
