Who are Discord's decision-makers?
Discord's decision-making changed in April 2025 when Humam Sakhnini became CEO and Jason Citron moved to the board and advisor role.
- CEO
- Humam Sakhnini
- CTO/key exec
- Stanislav Vishnevskiy
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- ~800
- HQ
- San Francisco
- Notable
- Gaming-first refocus
- Humam SakhniniChief Executive OfficerCEO since April 2025Former Activision Blizzard and King executive hired to scale Discord toward its next phase.
- Jason CitronCo-founder, board member, and CEO advisorCo-founder - since 2015Founded Discord and stepped down as CEO in 2025.
- Stanislav VishnevskiyCo-founder and Chief Technology OfficerCo-founder - since 2015Leads core technology and platform direction.
- Tesa AragonesChief Marketing OfficerExecutive leadershipLeads brand and growth as Discord expands monetization.
Who leads Discord?
Humam Sakhnini leads Discord as CEO after senior roles at Activision Blizzard and King. Co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy remains CTO, while Jason Citron remains involved as board member and CEO advisor.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Discord?
Engineering, trust and safety, product, infrastructure, marketing, ads, developer platform, finance, and legal are key buying centers. Tools touching user data, moderation, or ads require heavy privacy and safety review.
How is Discord organized as it scales?
Discord is organized around core communication infrastructure, safety, games, subscriptions, ads/Quests, developer platform, and community products. The company is private but operating with increasing public-company discipline.
As of June 2026.Sources:Discord CEO announcementThe Verge - CEO transition
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