Executive
Leo Faria is Riot Games’ Global Head of VALORANT Esports, overseeing strategy and execution for the VALORANT Champions Tour.
Role
Global Head of VALORANT Esports[1]
Oversees strategy and execution for the VALORANT Champions Tour, including its leagues and major international events.[1]
Affiliation
Riot Games identifies Leo Faria as its Global Head of VALORANT Esports, responsible for strategy and execution across the VCT’s leagues and major international events. The profile says he joined Riot in 2016 after more than a decade in technology, where he began as an engineer and founded a data analytics company that was later acquired by a large technology company in Latin America. The profile does not name the acquiring company.[1]
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