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| name = John Riccitiello | image = Web Summit 2017- PlayerOne DF2 4636 (26486427939).jpg | caption = Riccitiello speaking at the Web Summit in 2017 | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|35|1993|09|24}}[1] | birth_place = Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | nationality = American | alma_mater = University of California, Berkeley | occupation = Chief executive officer | years_active = 1993–present | employer = Unity Technologies | boards = {{Plainlist|
}} | children = 2 }} John Riccitiello ({{IPAc-en|r|ɪ|k|ɪ|ˈ|t|ɛ|l|oʊ}}) is an American executive who serves as chief executive officer (CEO) of Unity Technologies. Previously, he served as CEO, chief operating officer and president of Electronic Arts, and co-founded private equity firm Elevation Partners in 2004. Riccitiello has served on several company boards, including those of the Entertainment Software Association, the Entertainment Software Rating Board, the Haas School of Business and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Early life and educationJohn Riccitiello was born in Erie, Pennsylvania.[1] He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business in 1981.[2] CareerEarly in his career, Riccitiello worked at Clorox and PepsiCo,[3] and served as managing director of the Häagen-Dazs division of Grand Metropolitan.[4][5] He was named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Wilson Sporting Goods, as well as chairman of MacGregor Golf, in late 1993.[4] He then served as president and CEO of Sara Lee Corporation's Sara Lee Bakery Worldwide unit,[5][6] from March 1996 to September 1997.[7][8][9] Riccitiello joined video game company Electronic Arts (EA) in October 1997,[6] initially serving as president and chief operating officer until 2004.[3][10] He left the company to co-found and serve as partner of Elevation Partners, a private equity firm specializing in entertainment and media businesses,[11] along with Roger McNamee and Bono.[3][10] Riccitiello returned to EA to serve as CEO from February 2007 to March 2013,[10][12][13] when the board of directors accepted his resignation because of the company's financial performance.[3][14][15] Following EA, he worked as an advisor to startup companies and became an early investor in Oculus VR.[16][17] Riccitiello became CEO of Unity Technologies in late 2014, having previously consulted for and joined the technology company's board in November 2013.[10][16][18] During his tenure, he has overseen two fundraising rounds, raising $181 million in 2016 and $400 million in 2017.[19] He has also worked to get Unity's game engine into Oculus' software development kit.[20] Riccitiello has led efforts to develop the use of Unity's software tools beyond gaming, in industries such as automotive design, construction, and filmmaking.[21][22] Board serviceRiccitiello chaired the Entertainment Software Association and Entertainment Software Rating Board during the early 2010s.[1][23][24] He has served on the Haas School of Business' board,[25] as well as the Board of Councilors for the University of Southern California's USC School of Cinematic Arts.[26][27] RecognitionRiccitiello was inducted into the Haas School of Business' Hall of Fame,[25] and was ranked number 39 on Sports Illustrated{{'s}} 2013 list of the "50 Most Powerful People in Sports".[28][29] Personal lifeRiccitiello has two daughters,[1] and has lived in various cities for work, including the U.S. cities of Birmingham, Alabama, Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco, as well as Düsseldorf, London, Nicosia, and Paris.[26] He has been described as "politically active",[1] and donated to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.[26][30] Riccitiello delivered a commencement speech at his alma mater in 2011.[3] He enjoys skiing, tennis, and video games.[31] References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/12/03/mercury-news-interview-john-riccitiello-ceo-electronic-arts/ |title=Mercury News interview: John Riccitiello, CEO Electronic Arts |first=Troy |last=Wolverton |date=December 3, 2010 |work=The Mercury News}} 2. ^{{cite web |title=Feature Stories: John Riccitiello, BS 81 |url=http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/pubs/calbusiness/fall2007/profile_riccitiello.html |publisher=Haas School of Business (University of California, Berkeley)}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |title=John Riccitiello's legacy: EA survives, but its hit points are dangerously low |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/03/19/the-ups-and-downs-at-ea-under-fired-ceo-john-riccitiello-and-its-outlook-for-the-future/view-all/ |work=VentureBeat |date=March 19, 2013}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Ice cream to sports: Wilson Sporting Goods Co. said John... |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-09-24/business/9309240125_1_john-riccitiello-amer-group-goods |work=Chicago Tribune |publisher=Tronc |date=September 24, 1993 |oclc=60639020}} 5. ^1 {{cite news |last1=Lazarus |first1=George |title=Wilson Ceo Pops Up At Sara Lee |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-02-16/business/9602160271_1_john-riccitiello-wilson-macgregor-golf |work=Chicago Tribune |date=February 16, 1996}} 6. ^1 {{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Chris |title=Electronic Arts' president resigns |url=https://money.cnn.com/2004/04/07/technology/ea_resign/ |work=CNNMoney |date=April 7, 2004}} 7. ^{{cite news |last1=Kirk |first1=Jim |title=Ogilvy President to Head Its S. Africa Office |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4333580.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119065724/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4333580.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |publisher=Sun-Times Media Group |date=May 11, 1996 |issn=1553-8478 |via=HighBeam Research |subscription=yes |quote=... Wilson President John Riccitiello... left to run Sara Lee Corp.'s bakery division in March.}} 8. ^{{cite news |title=Wilson Sporting Goods loses head of marketing |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/1996/03/01/wilson-sporting-goods-loses-head-of-marketing/ |work=Marketing Week |publisher=Centaur Media |date=March 1, 1996 |issn=0141-9285}} 9. ^{{cite journal |title=Sara Lee President-CEO Moving to Electronic Arts |journal=Advertising Age |date=September 15, 1997 |url=http://adage.com/article/news/sara-lee-president-ceo-moving-electronic-arts/21563/ |publisher=Crain Communications}} 10. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |last1=Grubb |first1=Jeff |title=Unity founder steps down to let ex-EA CEO John Riccitiello take over — here's why |url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/22/former-electronic-arts-ceo-john-riccitiello-takes-over-at-unity/ |work=VentureBeat |date=October 22, 2014}} 11. ^{{cite news |title=Electronic Arts names new CEO |url=https://money.cnn.com/2007/02/26/technology/ea/index.htm?postversion=2007022617 |work=CNNMoney |date=February 26, 2007}} 12. ^{{cite news |last1=Molina |first1=Brett |title=EA chief John Riccitiello to step down |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/03/18/ea-ceo-riccitiello-steps-down/1997665/ |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=March 18, 2013 |issn=0734-7456}} 13. ^{{cite news |last1=Ingraham |first1=Nathan |title=EA CEO John Riccitiello stepping down on March 30th |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/18/4120332/ea-ceo-john-riccitiello-stepping-down-on-march-30th |work=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |date=March 18, 2013}} 14. ^{{cite news |last1=Stuart |first1=Keith |title=Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello resigns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/mar/18/ea-ceo-john-riccitiello-resigns |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian Media Group |date=March 18, 2013 |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878}} 15. ^{{cite news |last1=McWhertor |first1=Michael |title=Former EA CEO John Riccitiello is now head of Unity |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/10/22/7039683/electronic-arts-john-riccitiello-unity-ceo |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |date=October 22, 2014}} 16. ^1 {{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Eric |title=Unity CEO David Helgason Replaced by John Riccitiello |url=https://www.recode.net/2014/10/22/11632142/unity-ceo-david-helgason-replaced-by-john-riccitiello |work=Recode |publisher=Vox Media |date=October 22, 2014}} 17. ^{{cite news |last1=Loizos |first1=Connie |title=Unity, whose software powers half of all new mobile games, lands $400 million from Silver Lake |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/23/unity-whose-software-powers-half-of-all-new-mobile-games-lands-400-million-from-silver-lake/ |work=TechCrunch |date=May 23, 2017}} 18. ^{{cite news |last1=Makuch |first1=Eddie |title=Former EA CEO John Riccitiello Named Top Exec at Game Engine Company Unity |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-ea-ceo-john-riccitiello-named-top-exec-at-g/1100-6423116/ |work=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |date=October 22, 2014}} 19. ^{{cite web |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |title=Game engine maker Unity raises $400 million in private equity from Silver Lake |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/23/game-engine-maker-unity-raises-400-million-in-private-equity-from-silver-lake/ |publisher=VentureBeat |date=May 23, 2017}} 20. ^{{cite journal |last1=Gaudiosi |first1=John |title=This company dominates the virtual reality business, and it's not named Oculus |journal=Fortune |publisher=Meredith Corporation |date=March 19, 2015 |url=http://fortune.com/2015/03/19/unity-virtual-reality/}} 21. ^{{cite news |last1=Oreskovic |first1=Alexei |title=Why EA's former boss believes the 3D tech that powers video games will make way more money outside of gaming |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/unity-ceo-john-riccitiello-opportunity-beyond-gaming-2018-9 |work=Business Insider |date=September 14, 2018}} 22. ^{{cite news |last1=Wolverton |first1=Troy |title=One of the leading companies in the video-game business is gunning to take over the enterprise software industry |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/unity-technologies-sees-big-opportunities-outside-of-video-games-2018-9 |work=Business Insider |date=September 14, 2018}} 23. ^{{cite news |last1=Kelion |first1=Leo |title=EA boss denies video games encourage violent attacks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-21274482 |publisher=BBC News |date=January 31, 2013}} 24. ^{{cite journal |last1=LeBoeuf |first1=Sarah |title=EA CEO Wants to "Move Beyond the Alphabet Soup of Game Ratings" |journal=The Escapist |date=November 15, 2012 |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120661-EA-CEO-Wants-to-Move-Beyond-the-Alphabet-Soup-of-Game-Ratings |publisher=Defy Media}} 25. ^1 {{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: John Riccitiello BS 81 |url=http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/alumni/community/profiles/john_riccitiello.html |publisher=Haas School of Business}} 26. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Five things to know about John Riccitiello |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/07/26/five-things-to-know-about-john-riccitiello/ |work=The Mercury News |date=July 26, 2008}} 27. ^{{cite journal |last1=Kay |first1=Jeremy |title=John Riccitiello joins USC Cinematic Arts board |journal=Screen International |date=August 8, 2008 |url=https://www.screendaily.com/4040209.article |issn=0307-4617}} 28. ^{{cite news |last1=Makuch |first1=Eddie |title=EA CEO named to sports power list |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ceo-named-to-sports-power-list/1100-6405227/ |work=GameSpot |date=March 13, 2013}} 29. ^{{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Albert |title=The Power 50 |journal=Sports Illustrated |date=March 11, 2013 |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2013/03/11/106296039/the-power-50 |publisher=Meredith Corporation |issn=0038-822X}} 30. ^{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Suzanne |title=CEO's Political Contributions to Barack Obama & John McCain |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzanne-stevens/ceos-political-contributi_b_110244.html |work=HuffPost |date=July 9, 2008}} 31. ^{{cite news |title=John Riccitiello |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/07/27/john-riccitiello/ |work=The Mercury News |date=July 27, 2008}} Further reading
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