Jeff Kaplan

About

Former Game Director and Vice President at Blizzard Entertainment notable for being the game director of Overwatch. He also helped design elements of World of Warcraft.

Before Fame

He earned a degree in creative writing from the University of Southern California after initially pursuing a degree in film. He was a writing intern for Universal Pictures before heading back to school to get a graduate degree in creative writing from New York University.

Trivia

He joined the "Legacy of Steel" guild under the online handle of "Tigole" for the video game Everquest.

Family Life

He was an employee of his father's recruiting business after graduate school.

Associated With

He followed in the footsteps of Hearthstone lead director Ben Brode by making himself a public face for Blizzard.