Founder Profile
Jim Levy
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Jim Levy?
Jim Levy is a founder of Activision Blizzard, Inc., which was founded in 2008 with David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, Allen Adham, Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce.
- Company founded
- Activision Blizzard, Inc.
- Founded
- 2008
- Co-founders
- David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, Allen Adham, Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce
Background
Music-industry executive who helped bring creator recognition to game developers.
Founding Story
Born in 1944, Levy earned his B.S. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University. As a music-industry executive, he recognized that game designers should be credited like recording artists. He co-founded Activision in 1979 as its first CEO, leading the company through its early rapid growth and its 1983 public offering. He stepped down in 1986. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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