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David Baszucki is the founder and CEO of Roblox. A pioneer in powering the imaginations of people around the world, David has helped champion millions of young and up-and-coming developers in the video game industry via the Roblox platform. His vision has given birth to a new genre of entertainment that seamlessly integrates user-generated content, social play, and the latest cross-platform technologies. Roblox’s mission is to become the largest social platform for play, allowing kids of all ages to create fun, imaginative experiences for the entire world to enjoy.

David graduated from Stanford University as a General Motors Scholar in Electrical Engineering. He currently resides in Portola Valley, California with his wife, Jan Ellison, and their four children.

Keith is the Chief Product Officer at Roblox. Keith started his career at Roblox leading the engineering team. He currently oversees Product, Engineering, Operations, Analytics, and Design. Prior to Roblox, Keith served as Director of Product Development at Enfold, an early stage health-IT company, and as Director of Internet Technology at Progio, a mobile fitness coaching platform. Keith co-developed the physics engine at Knowledge Revolution, and became an engineering manager at MSC.Software after the acquisition.

Keith holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Stanford University and a Masters in Public Policy from UC Berkeley.

Craig is the Chief Business Officer at Roblox. He currently oversees Business Development and Developer Relations. Prior to Roblox, Craig led Business Development and Monetization at Nextdoor, a social network for neighborhoods. He also was the CEO and co-founder of Oodle, a local community marketplace that was acquired by QVC in 2012.

Craig holds an MBA from Stanford Business School and BS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Adam is the Vice President of Engineering, Technology at Roblox. He is responsible for the client team, Roblox Studio, and the mobile engineering team. Prior to Roblox, Adam served as Director of Engineering at Intertrust, developing digital rights management technology and directing development of an incubated startup. Previously, Adam created the MMO Star Sonata, acquired by Landauer Games.

Adam holds a BS in Computer Science from Yale University.

Jared is the Vice President of Engineering for the Platform Team at Roblox, and is responsible for the web engineering team, core platform technology, the user-facing website, mobile applications, internal tools, platform APIs, and BI/Analytics infrastructure. Previously, Jared was VP of Engineering at Sonic Boom, an early leader in mobile games and personalization applications. After Sonic Boom, Jared led the central technology group at RockYou and was later VP of Engineering at Bitesize Networks.

He holds BA and BFA degrees from New School University.

Tami is the VP of Marketing at Roblox, bringing over 25 years of consumer and high tech marketing experience to the team. Tami is responsible for brand marketing, digital and social media efforts, public relations, and events. Tami has launched and been responsible for the growth of many start-ups, including Sling Media, Anki, Ooma, and Lyve Minds, and also comes with deep ad agency expertise at Saatchi & Saatchi and J. Walter Thompson. She’s passionate about growing companies that have disruptive technologies that enhance people’s day-to-day lives.

Tami is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

Scott is the Senior Vice President, Business Development at Roblox. He brings 15+ years of experience working in the digital entertainment and mobile industries, as well as 20+ years in the Internet and e-commerce industries. Prior to Roblox, Scott held various executive roles at Livescribe, Huawei, Namco Bandai, and SEGA. He spent much of his career at Namco Bandai, the largest entertainment company in Japan, building their North American mobile and digital games division.

Hans is the Vice President of Finance at Roblox, and is responsible for the FP&A and Accounting teams. Prior to Roblox, he was Director of Finance at SugarCRM and Skyline Solar. Hans grew up in South East Asia, is an avid gamer, and has an (underutilized) Advanced Open Water Diver certification from PADI.

Hans holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.

Christina is the Vice President of Sales at Roblox, overseeing digital advertising for the national sales team. Bringing more than a decade of sales experience in digital advertising and promotional marketing, she has worked closely with Fortune 500 companies creating successful kids advertising programs, as well as built strong relationships with Disney, Fox, Sony, and Universal Pictures. Prior to Roblox, she was the West Coast Sales Director at Stardoll Media partnering with brands such as Mattel and Disney Channel/XD on custom advertising programs to drive sales and tune-in.

Christina graduated from California State University Long Beach.

Ari is an international e-commerce and global video game veteran, both on the business and legal sides, for 20+ years. He has lived, worked, and helped launch and run successful operations in Asia, Europe, Middle East, and the Americas.

On the business side, he served as President of SEGA Amusement Works and SVP, General Manager of Borderfree (NASDAQ: BRDR) for its China and Ireland branches. On the legal side, he was global General Counsel of the SEGA group companies and Borderfree’s global General Counsel (looking over 220 countries, bringing them from startup, through IPO to acquisition).

Ari is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

Grace is the VP of Developer Relations at Roblox. She is responsible for leading developer and educational programs and engaging with a growing community of 1.3 million developers to empower them across multiple platforms. A seasoned developer relations leader with over 12 years of experience, she has co-authored three patents and led worldwide developer initiatives at Microsoft, Intuit, and Atlassian. Prior to joining Roblox, she established Atlassian’s Global Developer Relations organization to nurture and expand their rapidly growing developer community. She is also a celebrated diversity advocate, establishing and driving diversity programs, including mentoring rings, at Microsoft and Atlassian.

Grace graduated cum laude and holds a BBA in Business Management from Golden Gate University.