Markus Persson ( Full Name: Markus Alexej Persson) also known as Notch, is a popular Swedish video game programmer and designer known for creating the sandbox video game Minecraft, which has since become the best-selling video game in history. He is also known for founding the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009. Markus started developing video games at an early age, making games both professionally and for pleasure for much of his life. Markus achieved critical success after the publishing of an early version of Minecraft in 2009.
Carol Tome ( Full Name: Carol Louise Buchenroth) is an eminent American business executive. Currently, she works at United Parcel Service (UPS) as the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining UPS, Carol served as the Vice President and Treasurer at The Home Depot from 1995 to 2019. She later served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Carol has served as a board member for UPS since 2003.
Tim Sweeney is a noted American video game programmer and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Epic Games. He is also the creator of the Unreal Engine the most-used game development platform. In addition, Sweeney was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) Hall of Fame in February 2012.
Gabe Newell ( Full Name: Gabe Logan Newell) is a popular American businessman who is the co-founder and president of the video game company Valve. He and another worker, Mike Harrington, left Microsoft in 1996 to create Valve, and funded the development of their first game, Half-Life (1998). Mike left in 2000, making Gabe the sole owner. Gabe led the development of Valve’s digital distribution service, Steam, which was launched in 2003 and controlled most of the market for downloaded PC games by 2011.
Igor Sechin is a noted Russian oligarch and a government official. Since the 1990s, he has been a confidant of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. He worked as chief of staff to Putin when he was the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg in 1994. Sechin became Putin’s deputy chief of staff, overseeing security services and energy issues in Russia when he became president in 2000. In addition, he is the CEO, president, and chairman of the management board of Rosneft.
Juan Luciano ( Full Name: Juan R. Luciano) is a prominent United States-based Argentine businessman. Currently, he works at Archer Daniels Midland as the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chair of the Board of Directors. Additionally, Juan is also serving as lead independent director of Eli Lilly and Company.
Donald Mustard is a popular American game creator and director who is the co-founder and creative head of the gaming developer CHAIR Entertainment, which Epic Games acquired in 2008, alongside his brother technical managing director Geremy. He was the Chief Creative Officer of Epic Games and Loremaster of Fortnite until 2023. Additionally, he also provided additional voices in the 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.
Mark Rein is a noted Canadian entrepreneur. He is the vice president of video game and software development company Epic Games. Rein also co-owns the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. He was first involved in the video game industry when he got in touch with John Romero who worked for id Software. In addition, Epic Games is also the creator of the Unreal Engine which is one of the most used game development tool kits for other studios.
Sam Hazen ( Full Name: Samuel N. Hazel) is a prominent American working as the Chief Executive Officer at FCA Healthcare. Additionally, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2019, after serving as CFO and President since 2016.
Cliff Bleszinski is a noted American video game designer. He has worked on the development of the Unreal and Gears of War series. From 1992 to 2012, he worked at Epic Games. In 2014, he co-founded Boss Key Productions. In addition, he announced the dissolution of Boss Key Productions, citing lackluster sales on May 14, 2018.
