{"id":12411,"date":"2024-11-05T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grid.gg\/?p=12411"},"modified":"2024-11-11T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T09:00:05","slug":"john-knauss-joins-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grid.gg\/john-knauss-joins-grid\/","title":{"rendered":"John Knauss Joins GRID as Executive Vice President."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Los Angeles, Berlin &#8211; November 5, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; GRID, a specialized data and technology platform powering the esports ecosystem, betting, and media, announces the appointment of <strong>John Knauss<\/strong> as its <strong>Executive Vice President to lead the company\u2019s game developer data solutions&#8217; vertical.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John joins GRID after nearly a decade at <strong>Riot Games<\/strong>, where he spearheaded the creation and leadership of the <strong>Competitive Data Programs<\/strong> for both <strong>League of Legends<\/strong> and <strong>VALORANT Esports<\/strong>, playing a pivotal role in establishing the technologies and partnerships that made Riot the first game developer to officially integrate in-game data into its core strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knauss brings over 15 years of experience in leadership, data product development, marketing, and infrastructure management. In his new role, Knauss will lead <strong>GRID\u2019s Gaming Data Solutions<\/strong>, providing comprehensive esports solutions to manage tournaments, data distribution, monetization, and integrity. He will also oversee GRID\u2019s existing partnerships with game developers including Riot Games, Ubisoft, KRAFTON and GRID\u2019s expansion into providing game publishers with in-game data infrastructure and capabilities previously limited to only the largest titles with established esports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Knauss leads the <strong>GRID North America<\/strong> team, which earlier this year welcomed <strong>Julian Schwartz<\/strong> as VP of Business Development (formerly of YouTube Gaming) and <strong>Tim Sevenhuysen<\/strong>, Senior Business Data Consultant (previously Director of Esports Analytics at 100 Thieves).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Knauss commented:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost ten years at Riot Games, much of it spent expanding esports data strategy and building data-focused teams, showed over and over the value of leveraging in-game data for powering deeper insights, stronger engagement, and improved sustainability for games.&nbsp; Moritz, myself, and the entire GRID team share a common vision for bringing those industry-leading capabilities to a broader audience of game developers. GRID\u2019s culture, approach to in-game data, and deep focus on creating value for developers, players, and the ecosystem, is a perfect fit, and I\u2019m excited for the future we want to create.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moritz Maurer, CEO of GRID, added:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John\u2019s passion for games and his extensive experience at Riot Games, where he was instrumental in establishing data strategies for global titles, make him the perfect fit to lead GRID\u2019s expansion into comprehensive data solutions for game developers. Bringing John on board is a big step toward accelerating our ambitions beyond esports to reach the broader gaming landscape. 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