Founder Profile
David Crane
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is David Crane?
David Crane is a founder of Activision Blizzard, Inc., which was founded in 2008 with Jim Levy, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, Allen Adham, Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce.
- Company founded
- Activision Blizzard, Inc.
- Founded
- 2008
- Co-founders
- Jim Levy, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, Allen Adham, Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce
Background
Former Atari programmer and game designer.
Founding Story
Born in 1953, Crane earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the DeVry Institute of Technology. After working as a programmer at Atari, he left to co-found Activision in 1979 to secure better pay and creative recognition. He designed some of the company's biggest early hits, including the massively successful Pitfall!, before leaving in 1986 to co-found Absolute Entertainment. David Crane was born in 1953.
Sources
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