Maya Rogers
American businesswoman and entrepreneur
Maya Rogers (born May 1978) is a Japanese-American businesswoman and entrepreneur who works in the video game industry. She is the president and CEO of The Tetris Company, which manages the licensing and development of the Tetris brand.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Maya Rogers (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Companies
- The Tetris CompanyChief executive officer 2007 to now12
- The Tetris CompanyPresident 2007 to now12
- Blue Planet SoftwareChief executive officer13
- Blue Planet SoftwareChair13
- Blue StartupsFounder 201214
Early life and education
- Date not recordedGraziadio School of Business and Management Executive Master of Business Administration; business management3 4
- Date not recordedPepperdine University3
Rogers was born in May 1978 to parents Henk Rogers and Akemi in Japan and was educated there before moving to the United States with her family. Her father, Henk, was the video game developer who secured the rights to distribute Tetris on video game consoles and began to base his businesses in the U.S.
She attended Pepperdine University in Los Angeles County, California, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration between 1996 and 2000. She also graduated with an Executive MBA from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University between 2007 and 2009.
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Career
- Since 2012Co-founder, Blue Startups5 7
- Since 2007Chief executive officer, president, The Tetris Company5 7
- Date not recordedWorked at Sony Interactive Entertainment5 6
- Date not recordedChief executive officer, chairperson, Blue Planet Software5 6
- Date not recordedFounded Blue Startups8
Prior to joining her family's Tetris business, Rogers worked as a logistics analyst at American Honda Motor Company, Inc., and as a localization producer at Sony Computer Entertainment America. She is also a founding partner of Blue Startups, a venture accelerator based in Hawaii.
Rogers developed and oversaw the creation of the 2023 film Tetris as an executive producer that debuted at SXSW and covered the life of her father and the company. Actress Kanon Narumi portrayed a young Rogers in the film.
From Wikipedia’s article on Maya Rogers (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 1WikidataMaya Rogers on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMaya Rogers on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataMaya Rogers: X, on Wikidata
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- 15Wikimedia CommonsMaya Rogers photo by Fuzheado, CC0