John Hight

JOHN HIGHT

Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Warcraft Franchise

Blizzard Entertainment

As General Manager, John Hight oversees all development and commercial activities for the Warcraft franchise at Blizzard Entertainment. This includes World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft Rumble and Warcraft RTS games and media.

John joined Blizzard Entertainment in 2011 and has directed development efforts for multiple World of Warcraft expansions, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, and Diablo III on console. In the years prior to joining Blizzard, he worked on over 30 games on various platforms, including Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 and Neverwinter Nights. While at Sony Computer Entertainment of America, John was instrumental in the development of the PlayStation Network and many critically-acclaimed titles, including flOw, flower, and God of War 3.

John holds a B.S.E. in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He served as a board member of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and was the lead author of Game Development Essentials: Game Project Management. He also taught courses in game production part-time at the Interactive Media Division of the USC School of Cinematics.