Ryan Wyatt

Chief Growth Officer

2023 - Current

Venture Partner

2022

Support BITKRAFT's funds deploying capital against Crypto and Gaming related projects. From sourcing to diligence to supporting portfolio companies.

Board of Directors

2014

Advisor

2023 - 2023

Advising the founders and executive team of Polygon Labs

President

2022 - 2023

As the President of Polygon Labs, I oversee a team of 300 people across 48 countries. My responsibilities include managing People, Legal, Compliance, Policy, Operations, Engineering Solutions, Marketing, Finance, Partnerships, Business Development, and more. Polygon is a blockchain that allows developers to create and deploy decentralized applications (dApps) with improved speed and lower costs, by building on additional layers over the Ethereum blockchain. This platform makes it easier for dApps to scale and perform efficiently, without burdening the main Ethereum network. Polygon is a versatile platform that supports a wide range of use cases and verticals, including projects initiated by small creators, gaming companies, and even large Fortune 500 corporations like Nike, Starbucks, Salesforce, and J.P. Morgan. With its enhanced scalability and cost-effectiveness, the platform enables the development of various applications such as decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), supply chain management, and enterprise solutions, fostering innovation and collaboration across multiple industries. During my time as President, Polygon Labs achieved major accolades and recognition as TIME100 Most Influential Companies, Fortune 40, Decrypt Project of the Year, and Coindesk Most Influential 2022.

Managing Senior Director, Global Head of Gaming

2014 - 2021

Responsible for starting the YouTube Gaming vertical, scaling the organization out, and leading it to be the largest gaming platform in the world by DAU (300M) generating billions of dollars in revenue for YouTube.

Vice President of Programming

2014 - 2014

Led MLG's vast esports programming initiatives becoming the largest esports destination and league.

Head of Live and Esports

2011 - 2014

Co-created and led the partnership program that enabled the ability for creators to begin monetizing on YouTube. In addition to the partner program, led and created the Esports and Live teams within the organization.

Head of Online Tournaments

2008 - 2011

Scaled the tournament organization to help drive monetization efforts around recurring tournaments, programming, and sponsorships.