Who Are These Guys, Anyway?

CrowdStar was founded in 2008 and is one of the top Social Gaming companies in the world.

Our founding team consists of serial entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley veterans who are passionate about making social games that impact millions of people around the world every day.

Suren

Suren Markosian

Founder

Suren is the Founder of CrowdStar. He's been involved with consumer internet for many years and is passionate about building great products. He can often be found on a bean bag thinking about the next big idea, riding his bike around the office, hating onions and saying "I don't like it".
Peter

Peter Relan

CEO & Co-Founder

Peter is the CEO and the Co-Founder of CrowdStar. He's been involved in the Internet since 1983 before the Web came along and serves as the co-founder and chairman of several companies in social media. To find him just follow the trail of snacks.
Jeff

Jeffrey Tseng

Co-Founder

Jeff is the Co-Founder of CrowdStar. Before CrowdStar, he was an early employee at Secret Level, a San Francisco game studio, where he held the role of Creative Director. Whether it's running long queries or running long distance, Jeff is always focused on the numbers. His favorite phrases are "look" and "FYI".
Blair

Blair Hamilton

VP of Studios

Blair is heading CrowdStar's game studios after successfully leading Virals & Engagement, Product Strategy, Mobile, and probably something else. Blair previously worked at Playdom and eBay and studied Public Policy and Economics at Duke.
Ian

Ian Sherbin

VP of Strategic Business Development

Using his Computer Engineering degree from the University of Michigan, among other roles, Ian ran his own technology firm and worked at Google before joining CrowdStar. He enjoys photography, traveling, seeing live music, and singing along ... which can be heard for miles, even when he whispers.
Tory

Victoria Bourne

VP of Finance and Administration

Tory is VP of Finance and Administration. She has led Finance teams in the internet and mobile spaces and previously worked for Yahoo and Vodafone. She grew up in the UK and studied mathematics at Oxford and Stanford. She spends her spare time cycling up mountains. Contrary to popular belief, Tory Bourne is not related to Jason Bourne whatsoever; however, her skills are comparable or even better.