Josh Yguado

Josh Yguado
Occupation	President and COO of Jam City, Inc

Josh Yguado is an American business media executive. He is currently President and COO of Los Angeles-based mobile gaming company Jam City, Inc, which he co-founded with Chris DeWolfe and Aber Whitcomb. Prior to his role at Jam City, Yguado worked in the television industry.

Before co-founding Jam City, Yguado was VP of Business Development at Fox (which was part of News Corporation at the time). While there, he was involved with Hulu’s launch and News Corporation’s acquisition of Myspace It was through this role that Yguado met Myspace executives Chris DeWolfe and Aber Whitcomb.

Yguado partnered with DeWolfe and Whitcomb, starting in 2009, to develop and create a social gaming company. They saw that there was a shift coming in the gaming industry and wanted to be a part of it. The company they founded together was MindJolt, which was later renamed SGN, and then Jam City (in 2016). At the beginning, Yguado was the head of corporate development for the company and facilitated the acquisitions of SGN, MindJolt, and HallPass Media. He was named President and COO of SGN in October 2012.

In 2015, Yguado was included in the SoCalTech 50

Yguado is originally from Albuquerque, NM and lives in Los Angeles. He has two children. He has a BA from Harvard and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a board member of The Young Turks.

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