Erik Allebest — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

CEO at Chess.com since 2006
Investor at Landover since 2022
Seed Investor at SEOcrawl since 2021
Guest Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business since 2018
Holds an MBA and a BA in English

Biography

Erik Allebest serves as the CEO of Chess.com, a position he has held since 2006. In addition to his leadership role, he is active as an investor, with holdings in companies such as Landover since 2022 and SEOcrawl since 2021, where he is a seed investor.

Allebest also contributes to academia as a Guest Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, a role he has maintained seasonally since 2018. His educational background includes an MBA and a BA in English.