Photo: Scientific Games appoints Rich Wasserman, former Amazon, Facebook and Stitch Fix exec, as Senior Vice President of Product Engineering.
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Scientific Games on Tuesday announced that Rich Wasserman has been named Senior Vice President of Product Engineering. Wasserman has more than 20 years of experience leading global engineering, data science and product organizations across complex, high-performance technology platforms.
Wasserman previously held senior leadership roles at Amazon and Facebook, where he led large-scale systems powered by advanced analytics and machine learning. Most recently, he served as Stitch Fix Vice President of Engineering and Data Science, leading integrated teams focused on automation and platform optimization.
“We’re excited to add Rich’s deep technical expertise scaling innovative, AI-driven platforms at world-class organizations to further strengthen Scientific Games’ technology leadership,” Scientific Games CEO Pat McHugh said in a statement. “As we continue investing in innovation and analytics across retail and digital lottery solutions, his experience and leadership will help us deliver the next generation of high-performance products that drive sustainable growth for our lottery customers worldwide.”
In his new role, Wasserman will lead product engineering across Scientific Games’ global product portfolio serving government-regulated lotteries, advancing hardware and software platforms to accelerate innovation, expand analytics capabilities and consumer-engagement to deliver long-term value for lottery customers worldwide.
Scientific Games serves more than 150 lotteries globally with a portfolio of retail systems, digital platforms, instant games and analytics solutions.