John Pleasants

CEO,
Playdom,
acquired by Disney Interactive

John Pleasants

CEO,
Playdom,
acquired by Disney Interactive

Biography

John Pleasants is a high-tech internet executive that has consistently led public and private companies to $ billions in market capitalization gains over the past 15 years. As a CEO and President, Pleasants has built and run start-ups as well as divisions of worldwide media and Internet conglomerates. In these consumer-facing businesses, some with significant enterprise customers and strategies, he has scaled business models in ecommerce transactions, subscriptions, advertising, content / service purchases and in-app transactions. Pleasants has overseen the acquisitions, mergers and integrations of 34 companies totaling ~$1.5 billion across all forms of gaming, global live event ticketing, online dating, local services and consumer-driven healthcare.