Elizabeth Hamren is the new COO at Discord.
Elizabeth Hamren is the new COO at Discord.
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Discord hires former Xbox exec Elizabeth Hamren as COO

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Discord has hired former Xbox executive Elizabeth Hamren as its new chief operating officer.

She will work with CEO Jason Citron and oversee teams across marketing, business development, and operations as the company continues to introduce millions of people and communities all over the world to its communications service.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.