Guha Bala

Guha Bala

President, Velan Studios

Guha Bala is President of Velan Studios, creators of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Knockout City, Hot Wheels Rift Rally, and more recently, Midnight Murder Club. Previously, he co-founded and led Vicarious Visions for 25 years, now part of Blizzard Entertainment. Guha was named Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2013 and serves on the Boards of Trinity Health of New York and Emma Willard School and numerous private companies. He holds an AB from Harvard College and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

Past appearances (1)

XP Game Summit 2025