Tom Cadwell
Chief Design Officer and EVP of R&D at Riot Games
- Role
- Chief Design Officer & EVP of Research and Development at Riot Games
- Location
- Santa Monica, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tom Cadwell
I believe that game design is the engineering of player experiences and my approach is focused around structured problem solving and continual learning in a team environment.
Experience
Chief Design Officer & EVP of Research and Development
Jan 2022 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Managed Riot\'s R&D group / new games strategy, inclusive of all prototype, pre-production, and production (pre-launch) products. Accountable for the selection process of, strategy of, and successful execution of all internal major game investments up until successful beta- Oversaw product-audience strategy for games at Riot in partnership with exec producers. Dotted-line management of all game directors. Managed central design and insights groups- Discipline leader of overall Riot design organization inclusive of design and work standards, hiring strategy, etc- Pinch hitting various other executive functions some of which were necessary, some of which were interesting, some of which were both, and some of which were neither.
Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MBA, Management, Strategy, Marketing
2005 — 2007
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Computer Science
1997 — 2001
Skills
- Mmo
- Quantitative Analytics
- Product Management
- Game Design
- Game Development
- Online Gaming
- Multiplayer
- Game Mechanics
- Computer Games
- Management
- Video Games
- Gameplay
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