Mr. Marc Merrill is a Co-Founder and serves as Co-Chairman & President of Games at Riot Games. He serves as Advisor at Rally Cry. He is a Co-Owner of the Los Angeles Football Club. He also is an Angel Investor. He was Manager, Corporate Marketing at Advanstar Communications. Mr. Merrill also serves on the board of several non-profit organizations, including Unite: America, City Year Los Angeles, and the Seal Family Foundation. He obtained his degree from the University of Southern California (USC). Marc also serves on the board of several non-profit organizations, including: Unite America, focused on addressing the polarized gridlock in Washington; City Year Los Angeles, focused on lowering the dropout rate in the worst performing schools in the nation's toughest neighborhoods; Represent.US which seeks to eliminate corruption in American politics, and the Seal Family Foundation. Marc has also been recognized with several awards such as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, several Game Developers Choice Awards, including the 2014 GDC Pioneer award and a BAFTA.