Who We Are
Our Ambition
It's simple, at DraftKings, we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action.
For that reason, we’re committed to responsibly creating the world’s favorite games and betting experiences.
We’re developing the most innovative and entertaining real money products and offers; to forever transform how people experience sports; to be a fully vertically integrated sports betting operator.
It's our ultimate goal to build the best, most trusted, and most customer-centric destination for our players.
The crown is yours.
Our Story
It all started with a deep love for fantasy sports.
Jason Robins, Paul Liberman, and Matt Kalish thought season-long fantasy was great. But daily fantasy could be better. They were friends and coworkers. Soon they’d be cofounders.
Within a few years, DraftKings, the company they’d launch from a spare bedroom in Paul’s Watertown, Massachusetts apartment, was an internationally known brand on its way to forever revolutionizing how fans engaged with sports.
Since the daily fantasy sports platform launched in 2012, DraftKings has grown, and grown fast. Now it offers an immersive sports entertainment experience. Across 15 professional sports. In 8 countries.
In April 2020 DraftKings began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “DKNG when it closed its business combination with the publicly traded special acquisition company Diamond Eagle Acquisition Company and SBTech, an international turnkey provider of cutting-edge sports betting and gaming technologies. The combined company became the only vertically integrated pure-play sports betting and online gaming company based in the United States with a focus on the American sports fan.
Responsibility
At DraftKings, responsibility is our cultural GPS.
We dutifully and soulfully invest in people, process, and technology to create a safe, certain, and secure gaming environment.
Our number one priority is making sure you're playing safely, securely, and responsibly.
Learn more about our “Fair Play” commitment. Learn more about counseling and tools for self-temperament.
Inclusion, Equity + Belonging
At DraftKings, Inclusion (with a capital “I”) means anyone and everyone can wear the crown.
We are propelled by constant curiosity. Diverse perspectives. Thoughts, beliefs, ideas, and experiences. They’re invaluable assets that continue to help us build toward our vision. We strive to create a place where all feel safe. Empowered. Engaged. Championed. Inspired. And most of all, like winners.
The DraftKings ethos of openness and inclusion will not be satisfied—there will be no trophy raise—until we achieve opportunity parity across our organization. In all we do. From recruiting to career progression to beyond our walls.
Reign on.
Giving Back
Nobody runs the gauntlet to protect our freedom like military veterans. We salute them and the freedoms they provide with our Tech for Heroes program. Résumé development. Career road mapping. Skills translation. Peer-to-peer networking. A special place where vets and their spouses get the training and guidance they need to find meaningful employment, begin a new career path in tech, and thrive as civilians.
Donating is as easy as playing in one of our special military-inspired daily fantasy contests. To date we’ve raised over $500,000. Let’s raise more.
Tech for Heroes is doing a world of good for those who sacrifice everything so we don’t have to sacrifice anything. Just one example of how DraftKings strives to serve many, in so many ways. Learn more about Tech for Heroes.
LEADERship
Jason Robins
Chief Executive Officer
Cofounder
Matt Kalish
President, DraftKings North America
Cofounder
Paul Liberman
President, Global Technology and Product
Cofounder
Jennifer Aguiar
Chief Compliance Officer
Jason Park
Chief Financial Officer
R. Stanton Dodge
Chief Legal Officer
Travis Dunn
Chief Technology Officer
Graham Walters
Chief People Officer
David Lebow
Chief of Staff
Shay Berka
Chief International Officer
Stephanie Sherman
Chief Marketing Officer
