Activision CEO Robert Kotick was born to a Jewish family in New York City and raised in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Economics and Computer Science. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s largest game companies with more than 18000 employees worldwide.
Currently, Kotick serves as the chairman of Call of Duty esports Franchise World League (WL) Board of Directors, on the board for Major League Baseball’s digital media company, BAMTech, and on the board for The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts at Stanford University. In March of 2012, Activision CEO Kotick announced that Activision would be investing $100 million in mobile gaming and aiming to compete with the likes of Zynga and other players in the industry. In April of 2012, Kotick announced that Activision would be investing $100 million in mobile gaming and aiming to compete with the likes of Zynga and other players in the industry. He also announced that he wants to invest $500 million to $750 million in 2013 into mobile and social games.
Activision CEO Kotick also stated that he wants to expand his gaming empire into Asia, especially China, where they are currently doing well with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. In August of 2013, Kotick said Activision was looking to release a new franchise every six months. Kotick also stated that “the future is mobile” for Activision; however, it was later revealed that he was referring to downloadable content (DLC) instead of downloadable games. In October of 2014, Kotick said that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was a success for them because it sold more than any other game in the franchise’s history. He also said that Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will be their most successful game yet due to the number of people playing online multiplayer mode online. He added that over 25% percent more people are playing online multiplayer compared to previous titles in the series. Learn more HERE: https://www.activisionblizzard.com/leadership/bobby-kotick