Chengran is the Executive Producer for Riftbound, the League of Legends trading card game, where he oversees the game’s development and end-to-end player experience. As a physical game, Riftbound relies on partnerships and the TCG community to thrive, and it is his responsibility to identify and partner with the companies that will bring the best experience possible to players globally.
In addition to his role on Riftbound, he is also the Head of Operations for Riot’s China Game Studio where he leads the studio’s operational support.
Born in Shanghai, Chengran’s life has taken him around the world as he lived in Europe, Canada, and both coasts of the US before returning to Shanghai where he currently lives with his family. After receiving his MBA and Masters in engineering from MIT, Chengran entered the gaming industry in 2015 working at Twitch. He then moved over to Activision Blizzard to work on the Overwatch League’s inaugural season in 2017 and helped expand the league over the next few years before joining Riot in 2019.
When he’s not thinking about TCGs, you can find him planting puffcaps on the rift with Teemo, building LEGO sets, and snowboarding with his son in Japan.
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