Who’s Who
Who’s Who in the MMO World
Game designers, developers, producers, directors, etc.
If you know of someone who should be on this list, please forward the following: Their full name, MMO gaming occupation and the title of the MMO game they’re currently working on or have worked on in the past. Send an e-mail to mmoHOF@gmail.com
Alex Afrasiabi
World of Warcraft
Lead World Designer
Blizzard Entertainment
Jon Belliss
Perfect World
Director of Marketing
Perfect World Enterainment
Cindy Bowens
RIFT
Senior Community Manager
Trion Worlds
J. Allen Brack
World of Warcraft
Lead Producer
Blizzard Entertainment
Harvey Burgess
Free Realms
Senior Producer
Sony Online Entertainment
Lars Buttler
RIFT
CEO Lead Developer
Trion Worlds Inc.
Chris Cao
DC Universe Online
Game Director
Sony Online Entertainment
Linda Carlson
All SOE MMOs
Director of Global Community Relations
Sony Online Entertainment
Yufeng Chi
Perfect World
CEO
Perfect World Co. Ltd.
Tom Chilton
World of Warcraft
Lead Designer
Blizzard Entertainment
J.Todd Coleman
Wizard101
Vice President and Creative Director
KingsIsle Entertainment
Will Cook
Rift
Game Designer
Trion Worlds
Jason Durall
Wizard101
Creative Design Lead
KingsIsle Entertainment
Mark Gerhard
RuneScape
CEO
Jagex Ltd.
Adam Gershowitz
Rift
Producer
Trion Worlds
Josef Hall
Wizard101
Vice President of Development
KingsIsle Entertainment
Akil Hooper
EverQuest II
Lead Designer
Sony Online Entertainment
Fred Howard
Wizard101
Vice President of Marketing
KingsIsle Entertainment
Jeffrey Kaplan
World of Warcraft
Game Designer
Blizzard Entertainment
Min Kim
MapleStory
Vice President of Marketing
Nexon America
Victor Kislyi
World of Tanks (released), World of Warplanes (in development), World of Warships (in development)
CEO
Wargaming.net
Melissa Meyer
World of Warcraft
Senior Producer
Blizzard Entertainment
Chris Metzen
World of Warcraft
Vice President of Creative Design
Blizzard Entertainment
John Needham
Star Trek Online, Champions Online
CEO
Cryptic
Mike O’brien
Guild Wars 2
Executive Producer, President
ArenaNet
James Ohlen
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Lead Designer, Studio Creative Director
BioWare
Kate Paiz
Lord of the Rings Online
Executive Producer
Turbine Inc.
Rob Pardo
World of Warcraft
Executive Vice President of Game Design
Blizzard Entertainment
Yong-Hyun Park
TERA
Chief Producer
Bluehole Studios
Ryan Peters
RIFT
Senior PR Manager
Trion Worlds
Jimmy Pitaro
Club Penguin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pixie Hollow, World of Cars
Co-President
Disney Interactive Media Group
John Pleasants
Club Penguin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pixie Hollow, World of Cars
Co-President
Disney Interactive Media Group
Donna Prior
Gods & Heroes
Community Manager
Heatwave Interactive
Ryan Seabury
Lego Universe
Creative Director
NetDevil Ltd
John Smedley
EverQuest, EQ2, DCUO
President
Sony Online Entertainment
Dan Steamer
RIFT
Senior Game Designer
Trion Worlds
Atli Mar Sveinsson
EVE Online
Lead Developer
CCP Games
Glen Swan
Age of Conan
Senior Community Manager
Funcom
Katie Uhlman
RIFT
Senior Director, Global Communications
Trion Worlds, Inc.
Noah Ward
EVE Online
Lead Game Designer
CCP Games
Russell Williams
Pirates of the Burning Sea
CEO
Flying Labs Software
