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| Garriott was graduated from the ] in 1983 with a ] in Management and also earned degrees in ] from ], and a ] in Engineering Economic Systems from ].<ref name="moby">{{moby developer|id=18867|name=Robert Garriott}}</ref> | Garriott was graduated from the ] in 1983 with a ] in Management and also earned degrees in ] from ], and a ] in Engineering Economic Systems from ].<ref name="moby">{{moby developer|id=18867|name=Robert Garriott}}</ref> | ||
| In 1983 co-founded ] ] with his younger brother ]. He was a vice president and later an executive vice president at ] (EA) after the company acquired Origin in 1992. Garriott left EA in 1995 and co-founded ] in 2000. Destination was bought by ] in 2001 and he became president and CEO of ]-North America.<ref name="dicespeaker"></ref> | In 1983 he co-founded ] ] with his younger brother ]. He was a vice president and later an executive vice president at ] (EA) after the company acquired Origin in 1992. Garriott left EA in 1995 and co-founded ] in 2000. Destination was bought by ] in 2001 and he became president and CEO of ]-North America.<ref name="dicespeaker"></ref> | ||
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Robert K. Garriott (born December 7, 1956) is an American computer game industry figure and entrepreneur. He co-founded Origin Systems and Destination Games with his brother, Richard Garriott, and was the CEO of NCsoft-North America until 2008. He is the second-eldest son of NASA astronaut Owen K. Garriott.
Garriott was graduated from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1983 with a Master of Science in Management and also earned degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rice University, and a master's degree in Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University.
In 1983 he co-founded computer game developer Origin Systems with his younger brother Richard "Lord British" Garriott. He was a vice president and later an executive vice president at Electronic Arts (EA) after the company acquired Origin in 1992. Garriott left EA in 1995 and co-founded Destination Games in 2000. Destination was bought by NCsoft in 2001 and he became president and CEO of NCsoft-North America.
References
- ^ Oklahoma State University: Biography of Owen K. Garriott
- Robert Garriott at MobyGames
- D.I.C.E. Summit 2007 Key Speakers: Robert Garriott
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