Scopely Co-CEO Walter Driver was named to Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 2026, marking his fifth time on LABJ’s annual list of the most influential executives shaping the city across industries. Co-CEO Javier Ferreira has also made the list four times.
Scopely Co-CEO Walter Driver
Walter Driver has helped lead Scopely into being one of the largest mobile gaming companies in the world. The Culver City-based company, maker of MONOPOLY GO!, made a $3.5 billion purchase of Niantic’s gaming division. The move, the second largest gaming acquisition at the time, put titles like Pokémon GO under Scopely’s masthead. As Scopely grows, it is interested in designing, developing and sustaining games that are intended to foster bigger communities, live events, and dedicated players that come back over and over again. In an interview with the Los Angeles Business Journal, Driver said, “I think a lot of media businesses historically have been driven by the launch of new content, and this business is driven by the creation of enduring communities.”
Scopely Co-CEO Javier Ferreira
Ferreira is the co-chief executive of Scopely, a multibillion-dollar mobile gaming company that has published best-selling titles such as MONOPOLY GO!, Stumble Guys, and Yahtzee With Buddies. Prior to Scopely, Ferreira held leadership roles at Electronic Arts Inc. and Jamdat Mobile, before becoming the senior vice president of games publishing at Disney Interactive. Scopely was acquired last year by Savvy Games Group, which is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, for $4.9 billion.