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Wesley ChanunlockedTom: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997–2001)
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Tom: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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About
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.
Experience
- Riot GamesChief Design Officer & EVP of Research and Developmentcurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Riot GamesSVP - Head of Research and Development, Head of Design Discipline2020 — 2022Los Angeles
- Riot GamesVice President; Head of Design, R&D Office and Incubation2018 — 2020
- Riot GamesVice President, Design2011 — 2018Los Angeles, California, USA
- Riot GamesGame Design Director2008 — 2011Culver City, California, USA
- Riot GamesAdviser2006 — 2008Santa Monica, California, USA
- Red 5 StudiosProducer2007 — 2008Irvine, California, USA
- Kellogg Business SchoolStudent2005 — 2007
- Blizzard EntertainmentGame Designer2002 — 2005
- Lifeharbor InvestmentsSoftware Engineer2001 — 2002
Skills & more
Management14Problem SolvingGeneral ManagementMMO37Video Games98Game Development71Product Management33Game Design99Multiplayer14Computer Games38Game Mechanics29Quantitative Analytics8
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GameplayOnline GamingOrganizational DesignBusiness StrategyInnovation ManagementInnovation DevelopmentLanguages English · Mandarin Chinese
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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 Tom Cadwell?
- 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.
- Where does Tom Cadwell work?
- Tom Cadwell is Chief Design Officer of R&D at Riot Games.
- Where did Tom Cadwell go to school?
- Tom Cadwell studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Management, Strategy, Marketing); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Computer Science).
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management842
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Shared employers
Also worked at Riot Games58
Alli OttarssonInvestment at Makers FundNathaniel WattenmakerInvestor 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 Labs
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Also worked at Blizzard Entertainment22
Garry HillInvestment at Makers FundGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesLirui DingPrincipal at TRANSCENDRobbie Th'ngVice President, Customer Development at Unusual VenturesElaine Di lorioLegal at Samsung NextSeth SivakInvestor at TIRTA Ventures
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