PETER ADKISON

Peter Adkison is a serial entrepreneur.  His first business was Wizards of the Coast, which he founded in 1990.  While CEO, from 1990 – 2001, WotC published Magic: The Gathering, 3rd Edition D&D, and Pokémon.  In 2002, Adkison acquired the Gen Con tabletop games convention which he still owns. 

After finishing film school in 2012, Adkison began developing a fantasy web series called Chaldea, which he continues to develop through his latest passion, as executive producer of GenConTV. He was inducted in the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design Hall of Fame in 2003.