Brent Rich

Brent Rich is the Head of Global Infrastructure & Operations at Riot Games, a prominent video game developer and publisher known for titles like League of Legends and VALORANT.12 In this role, he reports directly to Riot's CTO and is responsible for overseeing several key areas:

Responsibilities

• Cloud infrastructure
• Data centers
• Connectivity
• Technology governance
• 24/7 live operations for technology services

Notable Achievements

• Co-led Riot's "all-in-on-cloud" strategy since 20182
• Spearheaded the modernization and migration of League of Legends to the cloud2
• Oversaw the provision of critical infrastructure and operations for launching and operating multiple Riot games, including:
  • Teamfight Tactics (TFT)
  • Legends of Runeterra
  • Wild Rift
  • VALORANT2

Cloud Migration Leadership

Brent Rich has been instrumental in Riot Games' transition from relying on local data centers to becoming a cloud-first gaming company.1 Under his leadership, Riot Games has:

• Decommissioned 14 data centers, with plans to shut down the remaining ones in Brazil and Turkey1
• Leveraged AWS services like AWS Regions, AWS Local Zones, and AWS Outposts to improve game performance and player experience3
• Reduced latency by 10-20 ms for VALORANT, minimizing "peeker's advantage" and creating a more level playing field for players2

Rich has been a key figure in Riot's partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which serves as the company's official Cloud Services, Cloud Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Machine Learning (ML), and Cloud Deep Learning (DL) provider.1