Chris Heatherly

Former EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal

Chris Heatherly

Former EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal

Biography

Chris Heatherly is a games and media executive in Los Angeles. He worked for The Walt Disney Company for 14 yrs as it’s Vice President of Toys and later Senior Vice President of Disney Interactive where he oversaw Disney’s massively multiple online worlds and mobile gaming efforts, including Club Penguin, Star Wars Commander, Frozen Free Fall, and Disney Emoji Blitz. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President of NBCUniversal’s gaming efforts he led a push into gaming, most notably with the Jurassic World franchise, including the launch of the mobile location/AR hit, Jurassic World Alive, and a successful console game, Jurassic World Evolution. He also drove innovation in VR/XR with location based virtual reality experiences for Jurassic World and How to Train Your Dragon. Heatherly is currently working with mobile games leader N3TWORK and leading Funko Pop! Blitz, a multi-IP casual mash-up based on the successful toy brand.

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