Josh Resnick
Josh Resnick is an American video game producer. He was the co-founder and president of the now defunct game developer Pandemic Studios. Pandemic Studios and its sister company, BioWare, were purchased by Electronic Arts in 2008 for $860 million.[1] Electronic Arts later fully absorbed the studio and stopped publishing titles under the Pandemic banner.[citation needed]
Career
Before founding Pandemic, Resnick spent four years at Activision[2] as a producer. His credits there include MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1995), which sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and Dark Reign (1997), a successful RTS game. Resnick also led the strategy division of Activision's product development department, which produced Battlezone (1998).
In 2012, Resnick and his fiancé Rosie O'Neill co-founded Sugarfina, a luxury candy boutique. Resnick became the CEO of Sugarfina.[3][4][5]
In 2019, Resnick formed a family office, Pure Imagination Brands, to manage his portfolio of Angel investments.
Education
Resnick earned his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993[6] and his B.A. from Pomona College in 1989.[7]
Personal life
Resnick's fiance is Rosie O'Neill.[3]
References
- ^ "EA buying BioWare/Pandemic for $860M". dailysignal.com. 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ Fritz, Ben (November 18, 2009). "EA to close game maker it bought in '07". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "How One Former Barbie Executive Turned a $30,000 Investment Into a Booming Candy Business". dailysignal.com. May 25, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "How I Made It: She left toyland for candyland, finding a sweet spot with Sugarfina". latimes.com. June 24, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Mind: The Sweet Life - Rosie O'Neill of Sugarfina". mind-mag.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Wharton Club of Southern California". March 30, 2006. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ^ "Pomona College Magazine" (PDF). Fall 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.