John Hight Email & Phone Number

I just joined Wizards of the Coast as President. I've been a lifelong fan and player of Magic the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons.Previously I was General Manager and SVP for Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment. This included World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Warcraft Rumble games and media.I directed development efforts for multiple World of Warcraft expansions, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, and Diablo III on console. Prior to joining Blizzard, I worked on over 30 games on various platforms, including Command & Conquer and Neverwinter Nights. While at Sony Computer Entertainment of America, I was instrumental in the development of the PlayStation Network and many critically-acclaimed titles, including flOw, flower, and God of War 3.I hold a B.S.E. in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico and an MBA from the University of Southern California. I served as a board member of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and was the lead author of Game Development Essentials: Game Project Management. While working full-time, I also taught courses in game development as an adjunct professor for the Interactive Media Division of the USC School of Cinematics.Selected gameography:World of Warcraft expansions, General Manager (GM): The War Within - 2024, Dragonflight - 2022 Warcraft Rumble, GM - mobile - 2023Hearthstone expansions, GM – mobile/PC - 2022-2024World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Executive Producer (EP) - 2020World of Warcraft Classic, EP - 2019World of Warcraft expansions, Production Director (PD): Battle for Azeroth - 2018, Legion - 2016Diablo III Reaper of Souls, PD – PC/PS4/PS3/Xbox – 2014World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Lead Producer – PC – 2012Starhawk, EP - 2012God of War 3, PD - PS3 – 2010God of War Collection, PD - PS3 – 2009flower, EP – PS3 - 2009PixelJunk Monsters, PD – PS3 - 2008 Everyday Shooter, PD – PS3 - 2007PixelJunk Racers, PD - PS3- 2007Warhawk, EP – PS3 - 2007flOw, EP – PS3 - 2007BlastFactor, PD – PS3 – 2006Neverwinter Nights 2, EP – PC - 2006Neopets: The Darkest Faerie, PD – PS2 - 2005Shadow of the Colossus, PD – PS2 - 2005D&D Dragonshard, EP – PC - 2005D&D Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, EP – PS2/Xbox/PC - 2004Neverwinter Nights expansions, EP – PC - 2003The Temple of Elemental Evil, EP – PC - 2003Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, EP – GameBoy Advance - 2002Godzilla: Domination, EP – GameCube - 2002Superman, EP: Shadow of the Apokolyps & Man of Steel (Xbox) - 2002Command & Conquer, Design Director: Red Alert 2 - 2000 & Yuri’s Revenge - 2001Nox, EP, Design co-lead – PC - 2000

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