Dave Baszucki
Roblox founder and chief executive; investor in Universal Quantum.
Dave Baszucki has led Roblox since its founding in 2004. His earlier work in physics-simulation software helped shape his interest in worlds that users could build and explore together.
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Dave Baszucki, also known as David Baszucki, is the founder and chief executive of Roblox. He has led the company since March 2004. His background is in engineering and software businesses, with an electrical engineering degree from Stanford University. [Roblox corporate filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315098/000110465926044362/rblx-20260528xdef14a.htm).
Before Roblox, Baszucki founded Knowledge Revolution, where he and his brother Greg developed Interactive Physics, educational software for simulating physical systems. The company also built mechanical-engineering simulation software before its acquisition by MSC Software. Baszucki later worked at MSC, including as a general manager. He then worked with Erik Cassel on the simulation code that became Roblox’s foundation. His career links tools for modelling physical behaviour with software that lets users construct shared digital environments. [Baszucki Group biography](https://baszuckigroup.com/who-we-are/).
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