Riot Games

Marc Merrill is Co-Founder, Co-Chairman, and Chief Product Officer at Riot Games, an online game company. He co-founded the company with a stated mission to prioritize player experience in game development.

A. Dylan Jadeja is Chief Executive Officer at Riot Games, having been selected for the role by the company's Board of Directors in May 2023. He joined Riot in 2011 as Chief Financial Officer, took on the Chief Operating Officer role in 2014, was named President in 2017, and assumed leadership of the company's Enterprise Pillar in 2022.

Chris Greeley is the Global Product Lead for League of Legends Esports at Riot Games, where his work has focused on the esports ecosystem's business systems, economic models, and partner incentives. He has led organizations of more than 100 people and managed nine-figure budgets, with responsibilities spanning revenue growth, global restructuring, and product and market launches across multiple regions. Prior to his current work, he practiced law for over a decade, advising companies and boards on regulatory, transactional, and governance matters.

Eric Shen is Executive Producer and Game Director of the strategy card game Legends of Runeterra at Riot Games. He has worked in product management, analytics, and games-as-a-service since 2011.

Geoffrey Virtue is Executive Producer of Teamfight Tactics at Riot Games. His credited titles include Hearthstone, League of Legends, Battle.net, WildStar, X-Men: Battle of the Atom, Super Island God, and several canceled projects, including an unannounced Blizzard survival game and Derelict. His areas of work include game production, studio management, new product development, and games-as-a-service.

John Needham is President of Publishing and Esports at Riot Games. His experience across the games industry spans esports, free-to-play PC and mobile titles, subscription-based massively multiplayer games, virtual and augmented reality, and premium console, with work in management, operations, business development, finance, fundraising, and M&A. He has built, grown, restructured, funded, acquired, and sold gaming companies in both large corporate and startup settings.

Maria Egan is the Global Head of Music at Riot Games and the founder of Reboot. She has been recognized on Billboard's Women in Music and 40 Under 40 lists, and her work spans areas including music technology, global A&R, music publishing, recorded music, and talent management.

Michael Sherman is Director of Esports Product Management for TFT and 2XKO Esports at Riot Games. He works in areas including strategy, business development, marketing, and operations within the esports industry.

Paul Bellezza is the Executive Producer of League of Legends PC at Riot Games. His work focuses on product management and video game production, including defining product vision, building teams, and leading development.

Tom Cadwell is Chief Design Officer and Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Riot Games. His work centers on game design as a discipline of structured problem solving and team-based learning.

Whalen Rozelle serves as SVP, Global Esports and International Publishing at Riot Games, where he leads the company's international publishing organization spanning more than 10 offices and works across titles including League of Legends, Valorant, and Teamfight Tactics. He also acts as an executive advisor to Riftbound, the League of Legends card game. Rozelle is a member of Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" Hall of Fame (classes of 2019, 2022, and 2023) and a 2023 Gold House A100 honoree.

Managing Partner with over 20 years of investment experience in Asian technology startups across semiconductors, telecom, software services, advanced manufacturing, and ecommerce. Previously Ex-MD and Co-Head of China at JAFCO Asia and Assistant Principal at Capital Z Asia Limited, with involvement in multiple exits and public company investments.

Managing Partner and licensed Responsible Officer with over 20 years of technology investment experience in Asia. He previously served as MD and Co-Head of China at JAFCO Asia and held roles at Capital Z Asia; a CFA charterholder and CPA.

Lauren Faber O'Connor is a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital with two decades of experience in climate and clean energy across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. She previously served as sustainability and climate chief for Los Angeles, where she led the city's climate strategy and initiated the LA100 study of a 100% renewable energy grid conducted with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She has contributed to networks including Climate Mayors and C40, and her recognitions include Public Utilities Fortnightly's 40 Under 40 (2021) and named awards for her work on the LA100 study and LA's Green New Deal.

Rashika Rahman is a VC Associate at OCA Ventures, focusing on healthcare and technology investments. She sources and engages founders and connects them with investor networks. Her prior experience includes work as a management consultant at Huron.

Joined Zoic in 2022 as a Venture Partner with 20 years of operational and investment experience across the global healthcare ecosystem, including roles at UnitedHealth Group (Rally Health), Blue Health Intelligence, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic.