Founder Profile
Allen Adham
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Allen Adham?
Allen Adham is a founder of Activision Blizzard, Inc., which was founded in 2008 with Jim Levy, David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce.
- Company founded
- Activision Blizzard, Inc.
- Founded
- 2008
- Co-founders
- Jim Levy, David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce
Background
UCLA graduate and game designer.
Founding Story
Adham earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA. In 1991, he co-founded Silicon & Synapse, which would later be renamed Blizzard Entertainment. As lead designer and executive, he guided the creation of foundational franchises including Warcraft and StarCraft. He left the company in 2004 to pursue a career in finance but returned to Blizzard in 2016 as an executive producer. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
This profile does not yet cite a source specific to Allen Adham. The sources below document the company company rather than the person, so check them against the claims above.
- Annual Report (Activision Blizzard, Inc.)
- Financial Data (Activision Blizzard, Inc.)