Robert A. Kotick (born 1963) is an American businessman who served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Activision Blizzard and previously Activision from 1991 to 2023. He became the CEO of Activision after purchasing a company stake the previous year. Kotick engineered a merger between Activision … See moreRobert A. Kotick was born in 1963 in the United States, and grew up in New York. His interest in business began at an early age. In junior high school, Kotick had his own business … See moreEarly careerWhile Kotick was still a student in 1983 at the University of Michigan, he started a software company called See moreKotick is a non-executive director for The Coca-Cola Company and a board member at the Center for Early Education and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He previously served as a Yahoo! board member from March 2003 to August 2008.In 2019, Kotick's … See moreSome statements Kotick has made about his business strategy have garnered negative media attention. He has focused on developing intellectual property which can be, in his words, "exploited" over a long period, to the exclusion of new titles which cannot … See more• Ranked 50th in Vanity Fair's 2016 "New Establishment List"• Ranked 75th on Harvard Business Review's 2016 "Best Performing CEOs in the World"• Ranked 24th in 2016 and 27th in 2015 on the Adweek list of "Top 100 Leaders in Media" See moreA native of Long Island, New York, Kotick resides in California with his family. Bobby married Nina Kotick and they have three daughters: Grace, Emily and Audrey. He and his wife divorced in late 2012. Kotick dated Sheryl Sandberg from 2016 to 2019. His home in … See more• Media related to Robert Kotick at Wikimedia Commons See more

Bobby Kotick is officially leaving Activision Blizzard on Dec. 29, after more than three decades as CEO of the gaming giant, following Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover of the company.

Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick will leave his post at the end of December, bringing his 32-year tenure at the gaming giant to a close. Kotick’s departure …

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will step down from his role as head of the video game company on Dec. 29, according to an internal memo. The leadership change was …

The CEO of Activision Blizzard, who led the company through a series of mergers and controversies, will stay on until the end of this year and report to Phil Spencer of Microsoft Gaming. He stands to receive $375 million …

Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision Blizzard, is stepping down on December 29th, 2023, as Microsoft integrates the gaming company into its expanded business. Microsoft …

Co-Founder and Co-Chairman. In 2009, Bobby Kotick founded the Call of Duty Endowment and currently serves as Co-Chairman alongside General James L. Jones. The nonprofit …

Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to purchase Activision Blizzard was finalized Friday. In an email to staff, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said he’ll stay on through 2023.