Jonathan Knight
Jonathan Knight
Jonathan Knight is a seasoned leader in the interactive entertainment industry, widely known for his successful management of major franchises such as Harry Potter, Words With Friends, The Sims, and many more. He has a proven track record of success based on his commitment to quality, inspirational leadership, hard work, and innovation. Throughout his career, he has shown an unwavering dedication to growing the interactive entertainment medium through cutting-edge creativity, product development, and effective communication. Jonathan has an impressive educational background, including a Master's Degree in Directing from Boston University's School of Theatre Arts, and also a Bachelor's Degree, cum laude, in Drama & Mathematics from Colorado College, where he also studied magna cum laude at Westlake High School.
Prior to his current role, Jonathan has held various key positions in industry-leading organizations, including serving as General Manager of Games at The New York Times, Board Advisor at Gwinnett County Public Schools, VP, Studio Head at WB Games San Francisco, SVP of Games at Zynga, VP & Executive Producer at Electronic Arts (EA), Executive Producer at Activision, and Line Producer at Interplay. In all these roles, Jonathan's areas of specialties included team leadership, vision, studio operations, P&L management, product development, game design, planning, production, communication, public speaking, and executive presentations.