Founder Profile
Bob Whitehead
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Bob Whitehead?
Bob Whitehead is a founder of Activision Blizzard, Inc., which was founded in 2008 with Jim Levy, David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, Allen Adham, Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce.
- Company founded
- Activision Blizzard, Inc.
- Founded
- 2008
- Co-founders
- Jim Levy, David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, Allen Adham, Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce
Background
Former Atari programmer and game designer.
Founding Story
Whitehead earned a degree in mathematics from San Jose State University. He joined Atari as a programmer and created several early console games before leaving to co-found Activision in 1979 in pursuit of better compensation and creative credit. He developed several hits for the company before leaving in 1984 to co-found Accolade with Alan Miller. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Annual Report (Activision Blizzard, Inc.)
- Financial Data (Activision Blizzard, Inc.)