Chris Bruzzo joined EA in September 2014 as Chief Marketing Officer, leading the vision and strategy for building meaningful relationships with players around the world. In this role, Mr. Bruzzo oversees EA’s marketing strategy, strategic communications and web strategy and experience teams.

Chris is a proven brand visionary and thought leader who comes to EA after holding leadership positions at two of the most dynamic brands in the world – most recently helping to drive digital transformation at Starbucks and, prior to that, as an executive at Amazon.com.

During his eight-year tenure at Starbucks, Chris was the architect of the Starbucks digital experience, building award-winning loyalty and personalization programs that created deep connections with customers. Chris also led the growth of Starbucks’ social and online community strategy with record-setting Facebook and Twitter programs, and the trendsetting online community, My Starbucks Idea.  Most recently, Mr. Bruzzo served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Evolution Fresh, the cold-pressed juice brand business unit within Starbucks.  He has also held positions in Channel Brand Management, Global Advertising & Digital marketing as well as Digital Strategy for Starbucks.

Previously, Mr. Bruzzo served as marketing vice president at Amazon.com, heading the public relations and marketing teams.

Mr. Bruzzo has a degree in political studies from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington and currently serves on the board of online jewelry retailer Blue Nile. Chris is an avid gamer who also loves music.  He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.