Jason Citron, who co-founded Discord with Stanislav Vishnevskiy and has served as CEO since its inception, will remain on the Board of Directors and transition to a role as Advisor to the CEO.

Discord was officially born, with Citron becoming CEO, Vishnevskiy becoming CTO, and investors like Greylock Partners and Benchmark investing more than $70 million to date.

Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down from the gaming-focused social messaging service, the startup said Wednesday. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Citron will be ...

Discord CEO Jason Citron has stepped down from the role 10 years after the messaging platform was first launched. He’s been replaced with former King president and Activision Blizzard vice chairman ...

Work on the app apparently didn’t progress far beyond that simple concept, but Vishnevskiy was still keen on it when he met Jason Citron, Discord’s other co-founder.

Jason Citron is CEO of Discord. While gaming has always been core to the company’s roots, the company is leaning into the needs of its largely gaming audience.