Bio

Ryan Wyatt is the President of Polygon Labs, leading the entire business team working to help advance the Polygon ecosystems across various products. Before serving as President, Ryan was the Chief Executive Officer of the Polygon Studios division, which was the gaming, NFT, and Metaverse vertical. Before Polygon, Ryan spent almost eight years at Google, where he created YouTube's gaming vertical and built it into the video platform's second-biggest business generating billions in revenue. A 14-year game industry veteran, Ryan began his career as a competitive Call of Duty player while still in college. He ran tournament operations at Major League Gaming and built Machinima's partnership network, helping transform esports into a global phenomenon. Ryan joined YouTube as the Global Head of Gaming at the age of 27. A New York Times Best Selling Author, Ryan was named to Forbes 30 under 30, The Hollywood Reporter's 35 Rising Executives 35 and Under, and Fortune's 40 under 40 lists. Ryan's career coincided with and contributed to the rise of gaming to the cultural mainstream. That experience gives him a unique and nuanced understanding of the possibilities offered by blockchain technology. He is a big believer in the potential of digital ownership, collective creation, and open and free economics in gaming and beyond. In addition to his President role, Wyatt is an active angel investor and Venture Partner for BITKRAFT. Investor: Immutable, Slips, Ember Sword, Atomic Form, Branch.gg, Third Web, Derby Stars, Lightforge, LILA Games, Cymbal, and Battlebound LP: Lightspeed Faction (Blockchain & Crypto), Superlayer, Alliance DAO Advisor: Mythical Games, BreederDAO