# Jason Robins

> Jason D. Robins is the co-founder, CEO and chairman of DraftKings. After marketing and analytics roles at Capital One and Vistaprint, he joined Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman to build a daily fantasy sports business that launched in 2012, expanded into mobile sports betting in 2018 and began trading on Nasdaq in 2020. His work spans company strategy, operations, capital and partnerships, with prediction markets forming a new focus in 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at DraftKings Inc.
- **Organizations:** DraftKings Inc., Capital One (former employer), Vistaprint (former employer), MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (advisor), Boston 26 Honorary Board
- **From:** Stanford, United States
- **Education:** B.S. in Economics and Computer Science; minor in Mathematics, Duke University
- **Known for:** Co-founded DraftKings and has served as CEO since its inception., Led DraftKings through the business combination preceding its April 2020 Nasdaq listing., Oversaw DraftKings’s 2018 entry into New Jersey mobile sports betting.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2008** — Worked in marketing and analytics at Capital One.
- **2008-2012** — Worked in marketing at Vistaprint.
- **2011** — Co-founded DraftKings in December with Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman; became CEO.
- **2012** — DraftKings launched its daily fantasy sports product.
- **2013** — DraftKings signed a league partnership with Major League Baseball.
- **2017** — DraftKings and FanDuel abandoned their proposed merger after an FTC challenge.
- **2018** — DraftKings launched New Jersey’s first mobile sportsbook.
- **2020** — DraftKings combined with SBTech and Diamond Eagle; Nasdaq trading began April 24. Robins became chairman in April.
- **2024** — DraftKings settled SEC Regulation FD charges related to posts on Robins’s social accounts for $200,000, without admitting or denying findings.
- **2026** — Joined the Boston 26 Honorary Board; DraftKings launched its DKeX prediction-markets exchange in June.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DraftKings and has served as CEO since its inception.
- Led DraftKings through the business combination preceding its April 2020 Nasdaq listing.
- Oversaw DraftKings’s 2018 entry into New Jersey mobile sports betting.
- Recognized in Sports Business Journal’s 2015 Forty Under 40 and Fortune’s 40 Under 40.
- Named the 2025 American Gambling Awards C-Suite Executive of the Year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 19, DraftKings announced a scheduled October 22 NEXTPredict fireside chat with Robins at 2 p.m. ET.
- **2026-10** — An October 19 SBC Leaders interview recap discussed corporate experience, early regulatory challenges and competition in prediction markets.
- **2026-06** — DraftKings announced the launch of its proprietary DKeX exchange on June 26.
- **2026-02** — Discussed prediction markets, marketing and company culture on Masters of Scale.
- **2026-01** — Boston’s World Cup host committee announced his appointment to its Honorary Board on January 12.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason--robins
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JasonDRobins

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Last updated: 2026-10-21