Who is Amrapali Gan, OnlyFans CEO who resigned?

OnlyFans CEO Amrapali Gan, who took over the adult video platform in December 2021, announced that she was resigning from the company to start her own venture. "“Spending nearly 3 years at OnlyFans while it echoed throughout the cultural zeitgeist, has been beyond rewarding. Within this time I’ve accomplished incredible goals for the business including enhancing its priority focus on platform safety, scaling the organisation globally, and growing OF's diverse community of creators and fans,” Gan wrote in her LinkedIn post. (Image: Instagram/ Amrapali Gan)

Gan was born in Mumbai and is a professional marketer who grew up in Virginia as an only child. The California-based tech executive had taken over the CEO reins from Tim Stokley in December 2021. Before joining OnlyFans three years ago, she worked as a consultant with the Arcade Agency. (Image: Instagram/ Amrapali Gan)

Gan is a graduate of California State University, Los Angeles, with a degree in public relations and organizational communication. Following that, she did an online certificate course on entrepreneurship from Harvard Business School. Gan was named in the TIMES 100 NEXT in the year 2022. (Image: Instagram/ Amrapali Gan)

In an interview with TIME Magazine last years, she said, "I’m someone with a non-traditional background, but someone who also has a very strong point of view. I’ve been passionate about getting to know our community and getting to see how the business has been a disruptor for the creative economy and the adult entertainment industry." (Image: Instagram/ Amrapali Gan)

Prior to joining OnlyFans, Gan worked with rapid growth companies and fast-moving consumer industries. She was with unicorn Quest Nutrition as the head of Brand Communications, where she helped the company through a rapid growth period, and at Red Bull Media House focusing on activation and communications. (Image: Instagram/ Amrapali Gan)