SOURCE: DraftKings
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We are thrilled to share that DraftKings CEO, Jason Robins, has been named as #12 on the list for Boston Globe's Top 50 Tech Power Players.
Why a Tech Power Player?
For growing and leading one of the region's biggest consumer tech brands.
Jason Robins is the chief executive officer and chairman of DraftKings, the Boston sports-betting and online gaming company he cofounded in 2011. With Robins at the helm, DraftKings became a publicly traded company in 2020. He has built a reputation for expanding DraftKings’ reach across numerous platforms through strategic partnerships.Robins attended Duke University, where he received his degree in economics and computer science.
CAREER MILESTONES
- 2011 Cofounded DraftKings with Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman
- 2008 Joined the design and marketing firm Vistaprint
- 2003 Joined Capital One and worked in marketing and analytics
About DraftKings
DraftKings Inc. is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company created to fuel the competitive spirit of sports fans with products that range across daily fantasy, regulated gaming and digital media. Headquartered in Boston, and launched in 2012 by Jason Robins, Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman, DraftKings is the only U.S.-based vertically integrated sports betting operator. DraftKings is a multi-channel provider of sports betting and gaming technologies, powering sports and gaming entertainment for operators in 17 countries. DraftKings’ Sportsbook is live with mobile and/or retail betting operations in the United States in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. DraftKings’ daily fantasy sports product is available in 6 countries internationally with 15 distinct sports categories. DraftKings is both an official daily fantasy and sports betting partner of the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA TOUR and UFC as well as an official daily fantasy partner of NASCAR. Launched in August 2021, DraftKings Marketplace is a digital collectibles ecosystem designed for mainstream accessibility that offers curated NFT drops and supports secondary-market transactions. DraftKings also owns Vegas Sports Information Network, Inc. (VSiN), a multi-platform broadcast and content company.
KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:DKNG, DraftKings, Boston Globe, Jason Robins
