Chris Carvalho
Digital Media Board Member, Advisor, and Writer
- Role
- Board Member at Roblox
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Carvalho
Chris Carvalho is a digital media board member and former C-level executive who has set strategy, enabled hyper revenue growth, and maintained operational focus as an executive team member at some of the fastest growing (Kabam, a mobile gaming company) and most iconic (Lucasfilm) companies in the world. He is currently a board member and a startup advisor who is especially passionate about the intersection of entertainment and technology. He spent four years as Kabam’s Chief Operating Officer, which grew during his tenure from a nascent state of 25 people above a dim sum restaurant to over $360M in revenue and 700+ employees. In 2013, Kabam was the fastest growing media and entertainment company in the Bay Area and CNBC named Kabam one of the 50 most disruptive companies. In 2017, Kabam was acquired for nearly $1B.Chris also spent almost ten years at Lucasfilm where he headed up Business Development for all of the Lucas companies and ran the company\'s internet division and its crown jewel, StarWars.com. In 2007, Time Magazine rated StarWars.com as one of the top fifty websites. He had creative, operational and P&L responsibility for the online division and spearheaded the growth of StarWars.com from a purely marketing site, with no revenue, into a profitable business. Chris is currently a board member at Roblox (RBLX), a user generated entertainment platform with approximately 150M daily active users and MTG (MTGX), a video game developer and publisher. And itching his creative side Chris co-founded a production company where he co-wrote and co-produced the 2025 film, The Mother, the Menacer, and Me, starring Lorraine Bracco, with Leah Remini.Specialties: Disruptive Revenue Growth, Strategy, Operations, Business Development, M&A, Financial Planning, Raising Capital, Marketing, Public Relations, and Branding
Experience
Board Member
Jan 2015 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) is a free to play gaming and entertainment platform where ~150 million people every day play games, create experiences, and connect with friends.
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
BS, Business Administration
UCLA Anderson School of Management
MBA
Skills
- Monetization
- Digital Media
- Strategic Partnerships
- Online Advertising
- Management
- Executive Management
- Operations Management
- Marketing
- Mobile Marketing
- Product Management
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Online Marketing
- Online Gaming
- New Media
- Video Games
- Business Development
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Product Marketing
- Mobile Advertising
- Mobile Games
- Venture Capital
- P&L Management
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Digital Distribution
- Corporate Development
- Entertainment
- Mobile Applications
- Casual Games
- Saas
- Analytics
- Public Relations
- Growth Strategies
- Business Strategy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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