Executive VP of Product Development, Blizzard Entertainment

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As Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.’s executive vice president of product development, Frank Pearce plays a critical role in the development of all Blizzard Entertainment® titles. This involves coordinating the work of multiple teams in order to ensure that every project maintains the same polish and quality that mark all Blizzard games.
            Pearce takes an active role in the ongoing development of World of WarcraftÒ as the current executive producer, and he recently oversaw the development of World of Warcraft’s first expansion pack, The Burning CrusadeÔ. Before this, he directed the development process of WarcraftÒ III: Reign of ChaosÔ and Warcraft III: The Frozen ThroneÔ. Currently, Pearce is coordinating the development of the highly-anticipated StarCraftÒ II and World of Warcraft’ssecond expansion, Wrath of the Lich KingÔ.
            Since cofounding Blizzard with Allen Adham and Mike Morhaime in 1991, Pearce has been deeply involved in the company’s projects. Games he has worked on include Amiga ports of various licensed titles, as well as The Lost Vikings™, Blackthorne™, Justice League Task Force™, and The Lost Vikings II for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness™, DiabloÒ, StarCraft, StarCraft: Brood WarÔ, and Diablo II for the PC, among others

Pearce holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and engineering from the University of California in Los Angeles.