Laird Malamed

Laird Malamed

Director of RL Research Central, Meta

Biography

Laird Malamed is a 30-year industry veteran. Starting in sound editing at Sony Pictures and Lucasfilm, his career credits include: Director of RL Research Central at Meta; Founding COO/CFO of Oculus VR; and Sr. Vice President and Head of Development at Activision Blizzard. In these roles, Laird has overseen operations implementation; overseen the development of game releases including Call of Duty, Skylanders, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, Bond, Spider-Man, and X-Men; and worked in sound editing on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Quiz Show. He has also helped in the development of strategies to support education game publishing.

Specializations

Production

Professional Experience

  • Director, RL Research Central (Design, UXR, Operations) - Meta
  • President/Consultant - Creative Learning Technologies Corp
  • Founding COO/CFO - Oculus VR
  • Sr. Vice President, Head of Development - Activision
  • Sound Editor - Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • Assistant Sound Editor - Lucasfilm

Education

  • SB, Film & Media and Aeronautics/Astronautics - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • MA, Cinema-Television Production - University of Southern California