Blackstone Announces Matthew Bromberg, Former COO at Zynga, as Senior Advisor
May 09 2022 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced the appointment of Matthew
Bromberg, former Chief Operating Officer at Zynga, as a Senior
Advisor. Bromberg brings over 20 years of experience across the
online and mobile gaming industry, and will advise across
Blackstone’s businesses, with a focus on Blackstone Growth
(BXG).
Vishal Amin, a Managing Director at Blackstone Growth, said:
“Matt is a talented executive who has been a driving force behind
the rapid evolution of online and mobile gaming over the past two
decades. His experience helping businesses thrive in this
particularly fast-moving sector will be invaluable to our
investment teams and portfolio companies.”
Matthew Bromberg added: “As a board member at Bumble, I have
seen the tremendous impact that Blackstone can deliver to
entrepreneurs and their companies. I look forward to becoming a
Senior Advisor to the firm and working with the Blackstone team and
portfolio.”
Bromberg served as Chief Operating Officer of Zynga Inc., a
leading social media game developer, from 2016 to January 2022.
Prior to Zynga, he worked in various senior roles at Electronic
Arts Inc., a video game company, including Senior Vice President of
Strategy and Operations of the mobile division. Previously,
Bromberg founded I’mOK Inc., a location-based communication
platform for families, served as President and CEO of Major League
Gaming Corp., a professional eSports company, and as CEO of
Davidson Media Holdings, LLC, an online gaming investment and
consulting partnership. Earlier in his career he held a number of
roles at AOL Inc. Bromberg serves on the board of directors of
Bumble and previously served of the board of Fitbit, Inc. Mr.
Bromberg holds a B.A. in English from Cornell University and a J.D.
from Harvard Law School.
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