DesignerExecutive
Rob Pardo
Now
CEO of Bonfire Studios
As of 2026-07-19 · source ↗
Blizzard's design chief through its imperial phase. Pardo joined in 1997, was lead designer on StarCraft: Brood War and Warcraft III, then led the design of World of Warcraft — work that put him on Time's 2006 Time 100 list. He rose to Chief Creative Officer before leaving in 2014 after nearly seventeen years, and founded Bonfire Studios in 2016.
Career
- Bonfire Studios2016–Founder & CEO, Bonfire Studios
- World of Warcraft2000–2014Lead designer of the original World of Warcraft
- StarCraft: Brood War / Warcraft III1997–2003Lead designer
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