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CEO of the Week: Riot Games’ Dylan Jadeja

Riot Games, Inc. is a Los Angeles, California-based American video game developer, publisher, and eSports tournament organizer. Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill founded it in September 2006 with the goal of creating “League of Legends.”

It later developed a number of spin-off games and the unrelated first-person shooter game “Valorant.”. Tencent, a Chinese conglomerate, purchased Riot Games in 2011.

The creation of League of Legends spin-offs by other developers is managed by Riot Forge, the publishing division of Riot Games.

The business and Fortiche collaborated to publish the television show Arcane, which is set in the League of Legends universe. Riot Games runs the League of Legends World Championship, the Valorant Champions Tour, and twelve international League of Legends esports leagues.

The business, which as of 2023 had 20 offices worldwide, offers its leagues streaming rights, merchandise, and corporate sponsorships.

Last year, India-origin Dylan Jadeja was appointed as the company’s new Chief Executing Officer (CEO).

Who is Dylan Jadeja?

  1. Dylan Jadeja is a native of India, he was raised in Ontario, Canada
  2. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Business from University of Western Ontario – Richard Ivey School of Business in 2004 and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 2008
  3. Soon after completing master’s degree he began his career with Kearney Management Consulting
  4. In 2011, Dylan Jadeja joined Riot Games as Chief Financial Officer and added Chief Operating Officer to his duties in 2014
  5. In 2018, he was named President of Riot and in 2022 assumed leadership of Riot’s Executive Suite and Enterprise
  6. While working in Riot, he also served as an advisor to several companies in tech and consumer products
  7. In 2015, he was appointed as a member of the Boards of the Los Angeles Food Bank and Intentional Sports
  8. Before joining Riot, Dylan was co-head of West Coast Consumer Retail Coverage for Goldman Sachs
  9. In Goldman Sachs, he led highly successful transactions including Lululemon’s 2007 IPO and the 2010 sale of retailer Gymboree

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