Riccardo is a Trustee and the Founder of PTEN Research. He was the CEO and co-founder of King.com, a leading mobile entertainment company. It had over 250 million monthly users in the first quarter of 2020 and its franchises include Candy Crush. Riccardo has been working in technology and start-ups since 2001, including at uDate, Spray Network and Benchmark Capital. Prior to this, he worked in consulting at BCG and LEK.