David Xu
InvestorEP, League of Legends: Wild Rift at Riot Games
Los Angeles, California, United States
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About
David Xu is Senior Director of Product Management at Riot Games, where he serves as Global Head of VALORANT Esports. He has over 20 years of experience across games, media, and technology. Xu won an Emmy Award in 2025, following four nominations, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Arts & Entertainment in 2018.
Experience
- Riot GamesExecutive Producercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Riot GamesAssociate Director of Product Direction2022 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- Riot GamesSenior Manager of Product Management2021 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- Riot GamesProduct Manager for League of Legends Wild Rift2017 — 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Riot GamesStrategic Project Manager2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Info-Tech Research GroupSenior Research Manager2016 — 2017London, Canada Area
- Info-Tech Research GroupSenior Consulting Analyst2015 — 2016London, Canada Metropolitan Area
- Info-Tech Research GroupConsulting Analyst2014 — 2015Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Skills & more
Word Processing3Client Counseling3Financial Analysis9Consulting8Research9Market Research2Marketing10Digital MarketingTime Management2Social Media1Product StrategyProduct Development
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Competitive AnalysisProject ManagementBusiness StrategyMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPublic SpeakingTeamworkManagementLeadershipTeam LeadershipStrategyLanguages English · Mandarin
- Certified Professional Agile Team Facilitation — ICAgile
- ICAGILE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL - AGILE COACHING — ICAgile
- ICAGILE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (ICP) — ICAgile
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Colleagues at Riot Games
A. Dylan Jadeja
Chief Executive Officer at Riot Games
Abhi Ramprasad
Chief Strategy Officer at Riot Games
Andrei van Roon
Studio Head, League of Legends at Riot Games
Andy Ho
EP, VALORANT at Riot Games
Anna Donlon
Studio Head, VALORANT at Riot Games
Brandon Beck
Co-Founder & Co-Chairman at Riot Games
Chengran Chai
EP, Riftbound at Riot Games
Chow Ching Ning
Managing Partner at Radiant Tech Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Xu?
- David Xu is Senior Director of Product Management at Riot Games, where he serves as Global Head of VALORANT Esports. He has over 20 years of experience across games, media, and technology. Xu won an Emmy Award in 2025, following four nominations, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Arts & Entertainment in 2018.
- Where does David Xu work?
- David Xu is EP, League of Legends: Wild Rift at Riot Games.
- Where did David Xu go to school?
- David Xu studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (HBA, Honours Business Administration, Marketing and Business Strategy); Western University (Management and Organizational Studies, Business Administration and Management, General).
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Also attended Western University403
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Shared employers
Also worked at Riot Games62
Alli OttarssonInvestment at Makers FundEva FreyInvestor at Extantia CapitalThomas VuHead of Franchise/Creative @ Riot Games at Moon HoldingsJesse HoustonVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersJiake LiuAdvisor at Lair East LabsBora KoçyiğitInvestor at twozero Ventures
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Also worked at Info-Tech Research Group7
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