Meet the Team


ESFI World was founded by Brent Ruiz and Gene Angel in the fall of 2007, with ESFIWorld.com launching on December 3rd, 2010. It is only with the help of an enthusiastic group of writers, reporters, web developers and other contributors that ESFI's ambitious goals can be realized. ESFI is always seeking out dedicated in-house staff, content creators and freelancers alike. For more information, visit our jobs page. Are you a content creator and want to get syndicated on ESFI World? Check out the Partner Program.
 

Management
Brent Ruiz

President, Editor-in-Chief

Anne Celestino

Managing Editor

Ted Ottey

Chief Design Officer

Dan Moore

Chief Technology Officer

Gene Angel

Co-founder


 

StarCraft 2
Anne Celestino

StarCraft 2 Director

Marky Ochoa

StarCraft 2 Co-director

Derek Staley

StarCraft 2 Co-Director

Jeb Boone

Senior Editor

Sue Lee

Translator

Reece Flexner

Reporter

Yosef Bruer

Event Coverage

William McHale

Reporter

Thomas Shifrer

Reporter

John King

Reporter

Sean Conner

Reporter & Columnist

Emily Tran

Reporter

Chriss Goschie

Reporter


 

Dota 2
Phillip Aram

Dota 2 Director

Danny Hyon

Dota 2 Co-Director

Joseph Gum

Dota 2 Co-Director

William Burden

Visual Director

Justin Galliani

Dota 2 Reporter

Igor Shevkoplyas

Senior Eastern EU Correspondent

Raymond Psy

Senior Asian Correspondent


 

League of Legends
Alan LaFleur

NA Content Director

James Clark

EU Content Director

Hardy Pace

Columnist

William Connelly

Columnist

Eric Albury

Match Reporter

Robyn Thomas

Match Reporter

Samuel Wong

Columnist

Blake Williams

Match Reporter

Peter Brady

Reporter

Evan Williams

Columnist

Joel Maliskas

Reporter

Don Zeller

Columnist

 


 

Call of Duty
Justin Whitman

Call of Duty Director

Brian S.

Reporter

Emily Clark

Stream Producer


 

Editorial
Samuel Lingle

Senior Editor

Brad Carr

Columnist

Andrew Clark

Reporter

Patrick O'Neill

Senior Correspondent

Michael Radford

Columnist

Chris Schetter

Columnist

Forrest Campbell

Reporter


 

Media
Marcos Fernandes

Art Director

Zhang Jingna

Photographer

Ray Palafox

Stream Producer

Ian Ryge

Content Artist

Tyler Hartgrove

Content Artist

Mike Nguyen

Video Editor


 

Business Development
Adam Nicholls

Consultant

Jasper Mah

Business Development Director

Jayson Cantones Cory Russell
Niklas Karoly Jarrett Robinson
Ivan Lui Alice Kim
George Wilson Laurence Powell