Reed Kolbe

Senior Business Strategist at Riot Games
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Experience

    • United States
    • Computer Games
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Business Strategist
      • Jul 2023 - Present

      Santa Monica, California, United States Working on strategic projects and initiatives to facilitate smoother development of video games and cross-functional collaboration of development teams. Evaluating opportunities for expansion into new geographies, genres, and areas of entertainment.

    • Singapore
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Corporate Development Manager
      • Dec 2022 - Jul 2023

      Developed investment theses in the web2 and web3 gaming space, sourced relationships with and evaluated over 70 early-stage video game studios, spearheaded VC investments into two high promise game studios.

    • United States
    • Spectator Sports
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Manager
      • Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

      Built out Cloud9 STRATUS, a subscription-based membership service for superfans. Select responsibilities include developing pricing and revenue model for multi-tiered subscription offering, conducting focus groups to solicit feedback and define direction for future products, and developing weekly esports show exclusively available to members. Also helped reconstruct our esports camp and coaching products.

    • Strategic Advisory MBA Intern
      • May 2022 - Aug 2022

      Santa Monica, California, United States Conducted research on game operations space to identify areas where centralization of products and services can enable production teams to better focus on game development. Worked cross-functionally with different stakeholders to socialize ideas and create prioritization framework for highest-potential products.

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Junior Engagement Manager
      • Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

      Project management, including defining project scope, developing project timelines, soliciting client / partner input to guide analyses, delegating project execution tasks to teams I managed (generally 2-5 consultants), and serving as main presenter / client point of contact. I managed 10+ projects, including buy- and sell-side due diligences and growth strategy projects. Outside of project work, I helped the partners with recruiting junior consultants to the practice group, selling new… Show more Project management, including defining project scope, developing project timelines, soliciting client / partner input to guide analyses, delegating project execution tasks to teams I managed (generally 2-5 consultants), and serving as main presenter / client point of contact. I managed 10+ projects, including buy- and sell-side due diligences and growth strategy projects. Outside of project work, I helped the partners with recruiting junior consultants to the practice group, selling new projects / sourcing new clients, and writing project proposals.

    • Senior Consultant
      • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

      Chicago Project execution with a higher degree of responsibility, including but not limited to building financial projection models, developing entire presentations for client updates, writing / coding customer surveys and conducting customer interviews. I specialized in Oliver Wyman's Private Equity practice during my tenure as a Senior Consultant, where my engagements were buy-side due diligence, sell-side due diligence, and growth strategy projects for portfolio companies owned by client Private… Show more Project execution with a higher degree of responsibility, including but not limited to building financial projection models, developing entire presentations for client updates, writing / coding customer surveys and conducting customer interviews. I specialized in Oliver Wyman's Private Equity practice during my tenure as a Senior Consultant, where my engagements were buy-side due diligence, sell-side due diligence, and growth strategy projects for portfolio companies owned by client Private Equity firms.

    • Consultant
      • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

      Chicago Project execution, including but not limited to data analysis in Excel, model creation in Excel, software development in SQL, PowerPoint presentation development and delivery, research, and client meeting facilitation. Covered a variety of industries (banks, healthcare, airlines, and sourcing) and project types (risk analysis and management, supply chain analysis, PMO, software development, and growth strategy).

Education

  • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, and Business Analytics
    2021 - 2023
  • Northwestern University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering and Economics double major
    2012 - 2016

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