Harold Ryan

Harold Ryan is a long-time Bungie employee and executive, and currently serves as President, Studio Head, and Chairman of the Bungie Board of Directors.

Ryan graduated from Washington State University in 1995 and joined the test team of Atomic Games, where he was credited as a game tester on such games as Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far and Close Combat III: The Russian Front. Ryan joined Bungie in 2000 as a test manager on Halo: Combat Evolved and quickly advanced over the years from test manager to studio manager to President.

Historically, Ryan has rarely spoken to press. Since the announcement of Destiny, however, he has done so more frequently. He appeared onstage at Sony's February 22, 2013 PlayStation 4 reveal event, and gave several interviews about Destiny during E3 2013.

On January 27, 2015, Bungie announced that Ryan had stepped down as the President of Bungie and would be replaced by new CEO Pete Parsons.