Over the course of their careers, digital pioneers have a habit of creating wildly different projects, often at the expense of persistent success. Despite having one of the most varied resumés in entertainment, Chris DeWolfe has consistently triumphed.
Best known for co-founding MySpace–during which time, as its CEO, he was named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world–the native of Portland, Oregon now finds himself at the forefront of the ever-expanding world of mobile gaming, heading up the Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Jam City.
DeWolfe co-founded this current venture alongside two MySpace alumni: Jam City president Josh Yguado, part of the acquisition team at Fox that bought MySpace; and Aber Whitcomb, MySpace’s former CTO. Together, they headed up the company’s during its breakthrough in 2014 with Cookie Jam, before creating numerous high-profile games for well-known franchises including Family Guy, Futurama, and, most notably, Harry Potter.
Yet DeWolfe’s move into the world of mobile gaming happened by chance; in the months before MySpace would see its first real competition from Facebook, he’d set his targets on the huge, untapped potential with mobile gaming–and huge, under-served gaming demographic.
