Founder Profile
David Baszucki
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is David Baszucki?
David Baszucki is a founder of Roblox Corporation, which was founded in 2004 with Erik Cassel.
- Company founded
- Roblox Corporation
- Founded
- 2004
- Co-founders
- Erik Cassel
Background
Electrical engineering graduate of Stanford University who co-founded Knowledge Revolution, maker of the Interactive Physics educational simulator, which was acquired by MSC Software.
Founding Story
David Baszucki co-founded Roblox with Erik Cassel in 2004 and has served as CEO since. Before Roblox, he co-founded Knowledge Revolution, whose Interactive Physics software let students model physical experiments. He led Roblox through its 2006 launch, the 2013 Developer Exchange, and its 2021 NYSE direct listing. He holds Class B shares that carry 20 votes each, giving him outsized voting control.
David Baszucki was born in 1963 in Winnipeg. Education: Eden Prairie High School.
David Brent Baszucki was born on January 20, 1963 and is a Canadian-born American. Knowledge Revolution, the company he co-founded and led, was acquired by MSC Software in December 1998.