About Robert Garriott
Born 1956. Robert Garriott is an American engineer.
Robert K. Garriott (born December 7, 1956 ) is an American video game industry figure and entrepreneur. He co-founded Origin Systems and Destination Games with his brother, Richard Garriott, and was the CEO of NCsoft-North America from 2001 until 2008. He is the second-eldest son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott.
In 1983 he co-founded computer game developer Origin Systems with his younger brother Richard "Lord British" Garriott. He was a vice president and later an executive vice president at Electronic Arts (EA) after the company acquired Origin in 1992. Garriott left EA in 1995 and co-founded Destination Games in 2000. Destination was bought by NCsoft in 2001 and he became president and CEO of NCsoft-North America.
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Who is Robert Garriott?
American businessman
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Robert Garriott was born on 7 December 1956.
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Robert Garriott is an engineer.
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