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.

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
  1. "EA buying BioWare/Pandemic for $860M". dailysignal.com. 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. Fritz, Ben (November 18, 2009). "EA to close game maker it bought in '07". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  3. "How One Former Barbie Executive Turned a $30,000 Investment Into a Booming Candy Business". dailysignal.com. May 25, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  4. "How I Made It: She left toyland for candyland, finding a sweet spot with Sugarfina". latimes.com. June 24, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  5. "Mind: The Sweet Life - Rosie O'Neill of Sugarfina". mind-mag.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  6. "Wharton Club of Southern California". March 30, 2006. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  7. "Pomona College Magazine" (PDF). Fall 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
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