John Riccitiello
Nationality	American
Education	Bachelor of Science[1]
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley[1]
Occupation	CEO
Employer	Electronic Arts
Known for	CEO of Electronic Arts
Predecessor	Larry Probst

John Riccitiello is the CEO of Electronic Arts (EA).^[2]

He received his B.S. degree from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. ^[1]

He then worked in a variety of consumer product companies including The Clorox Company (Brand Manager), PepsiCo (Group Marketing Director), Häagen-Dazs International (Managing Director), Wilson Sporting Goods (President and Chief Executive Officer), and Sara Lee Corporation (President and Chief Executive Officer, Bakery Division).^[1]

From October 1997 though April 2004, Riccitiello became President and Chief Operating Officer of Electronic Arts ^[1]. He then left EA and co-founded Elevation Partners,^[1] where Riccitiello served as Managing Director. In 2007, Riccitiello was re-hired by EA, this time to serve as CEO.

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[edit] External links

• John Riccitiello named CEO of EA^{[dead link]} from San Jose Mercury News
• Spore Story - Seed Magazine
• Spore Reviews - Amazon

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