1. Jade Raymond was born on 28 August 1975 and is a Canadian video game producer, best known for helping create the Assassin's Creed and Watch Dogs franchises, as well as building Ubisoft Toronto and Motive Studio.
15 Facts About Jade Raymond
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In March 2021, Raymond announced the founding of a new independent development team called Haven Studios, which was later acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in July 2022, making them a first-party developer for PlayStation Studios.
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Jade Raymond graduated from St George's School of Montreal in 1992 and Marianopolis College in 1994.
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Jade Raymond received a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in 1998, where she majored in computer science.
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From 2003 to 2004, Jade Raymond joined the G4 program The Electric Playground as a part-time correspondent, working with Victor Lucas, Tommy Tallarico and Julie Stoffer.
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Jade Raymond went on to become executive producer on Assassin's Creed II, and was executive producer of new IPs at Ubisoft Montreal, which included Watch Dogs and The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot.
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In January 2010, Jade Raymond moved to Toronto to build Ubisoft Toronto, in the role of managing director.
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In July 2015, Jade Raymond announced that she had joined Electronic Arts and formed Motive Studio, based in Montreal.
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Jade Raymond was to be in charge of Visceral Games, located in California, where she worked with games designer and writer Amy Hennig on Star Wars games, and developed new original IP.
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Jade Raymond is on the Board of Directors of WIFTI, an organization dedicated the advancement of women across film, television and screen-based industries.
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Jade Raymond was one of few video game executives named in the Variety 2018 and 2019 list of 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global entertainment industry.
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In October 2018, Jade Raymond left Motive Studio, alluding to a "top secret project".
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In March 2019, Jade Raymond announced that she had joined Google as a vice president; during the 2019 Game Developers Conference, Google affirmed that she would be heading Google's Studios, Stadia Games and Entertainment, to create exclusive content for Google's Stadia streaming service.
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In February 2021, Jade Raymond announced her departure from Stadia Games and Entertainment, as well as Google, concurrent with Google's announcement of the wind down for their in-house Stadia Games and Entertainment development studio.
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In March 2021, Jade Raymond founded Haven Studios, a new independent development studio, with Sony Interactive Entertainment investing in the studio to create a new original IP for PlayStation.