Welcome Jerome Despret, Linden Lab’s New Senior Vice President of Engineering

It is with enthusiasm that Jerome Despret is welcomed to Linden Lab as the new Senior Vice President of Engineering. Jerome brings over 25 years of experience in the gaming industry and a deep knowledge of building and scaling large online platforms. At the beginning of his career at Electronic Arts and Maxis, he acted as a leading Engineer in The Sims Online and began to occupy multiple leadership positions in the franchise The Sims, including the contribution to the growth of the engineering team behind The Sims 4 from its initial development to the complete production.

Jerome also held senior engineering leadership positions in companies such as Riot Games, Zynga and Pantheon Platform, where he led large teams and helped build and operate complex live services used by millions of players. Its experience covers PC and mobile games, large-scale cloud infrastructure and engineering practices needed to support long-term online communities. At Linden Lab, Jerome will focus on strengthen the engineering organization and continue to evolve the technology behind Second Life, helping to ensure that the platform can continue to grow and improve for residents, creators and communities around the world. It's exciting to have you on the team and you're looking forward to the impact your leadership will have on the future of Second Life.

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