Bobby Kotick — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Call of Duty Endowment since 2009, a nonprofit that has placed over 125,000 veterans into jobs.
Served as CEO of Activision Blizzard and its predecessor, Activision, from 1991 to 2023, marking the longest CEO tenure with any public technology company.
Engineered the merger between Activision and Vivendi Games in the late 2000s, leading to the creation of Activision Blizzard in 2008.
Served on the boards of The Coca-Cola Company (2012-2022) and Yahoo (2003-2008), and is Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) board.
Co-founded Arktronics in 1983, a software company that developed the GUI-based integrated software package Jane for the Apple II.
Studied art history at the University of Michigan in the early 1980s before dropping out to focus on his software company.

Biography

Bobby Kotick is an American businessman and philanthropist, widely recognized for his extensive career as the chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard and its predecessor, Activision. He served as CEO from 1991 to 2023, a tenure noted as the longest for a CEO of any public technology company.