1. John Riccitiello earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business in 1981.
17 Facts About John Riccitiello
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Early in his career, John Riccitiello worked at Clorox and PepsiCo, and was managing director of the Haagen-Dazs division of Grand Metropolitan, during which time he spearheaded an advertising campaign which successfully broke Haagen-Dazs into the European market.
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John Riccitiello was named president and chief executive officer of Wilson Sporting Goods, as well as chairman of MacGregor Golf, in late 1993.
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John Riccitiello then was president and CEO of Sara Lee Corporation's Sara Lee Bakery Worldwide unit, from March 1996 to September 1997.
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John Riccitiello joined video game company Electronic Arts in October 1997, initially as president and chief operating officer until 2004.
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John Riccitiello left the company to co-found and be a partner of Elevation Partners, a private equity firm specializing in entertainment and media businesses, along with Roger McNamee and Bono.
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John Riccitiello returned to EA as CEO from February 2007 to March 2013, when the board of directors accepted his resignation because of the company's financial performance.
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John Riccitiello became the CEO of Unity Technologies in late 2014, having previously consulted for and joined the technology company's board in November 2013.
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John Riccitiello has worked to get Unity's game engine into Oculus's software development kit.
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John Riccitiello has led efforts to develop the use of Unity's software tools beyond gaming, in industries such as automotive design, construction, and filmmaking.
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On October 9,2023, Unity announced that John Riccitiello would be leaving the company amid controversy, appointing Jim Whitehurst as interim CEO and president.
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John Riccitiello chaired the Entertainment Software Association and Entertainment Software Rating Board during the early 2010s.
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John Riccitiello has been on the Haas School of Business' board, as well as the Board of Councilors for the University of Southern California's USC School of Cinematic Arts.
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John Riccitiello was ranked number 39 on Sports Illustrated 2013 list of the "50 Most Powerful People in Sports".
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John Riccitiello has two daughters, a step-son, a step-daughter and has lived in various cities for work, including the US cities of Birmingham, Alabama, Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco, as well as Dusseldorf, London, Nicosia, and Paris.
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John Riccitiello has been described as "politically active", and donated to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
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John Riccitiello delivered a commencement speech at his alma mater in 2011.