In a post today, Roll20’s co-founder and current CEO Nolan T Jones announced he would be stepping aside as CEO. Nolan remains an advisor, co-owner and super-fan.
Ankit Lal is the new CEO, who has already been introduced on the Roll20 blog.
The interview is really about Ankit’s gaming experience, which is appropriate, but Haunted West and Coyote & Crow both get call outs. Ankit also mentions the Roll20 roadmap for 2022, and we know a little about that.
What’s coming next for Roll20 users?
- A free GM Hub microsite within Roll20, with GM resources from across the internet, including numerous system-agnostic tools useful for tabletop players both on and off the platform.
- Top-requested improvements from users to the VTT, including UI improvements and new features for GMs.
- Updates to the performance and speed of the website for both players and GMs.
- Ongoing tweaks to the recently launched mobile app.
- Updates to onboarding new games and artwork to the Marketplace for publishers and artists.
The update also reveals that Roll20 hit 10 million users after the pandemic-powered growth, with half of that reaching the platform since March 2020.
Ankit Lal comes from Google and CloudPass. At Google, Ankit was the product and business strategy lead for G Suite (now called Google Workspace), but he’s not new to Roll20. He’s been involved as an advisor since 2021.
Roll20’s incoming CEO is also a lecturer for Stevens Institute of Technology and Columbia University in New York.
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