Barry Cottle

Since 2018, Barry served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Light & Wonder (previously Scientific Games), joining the company in 2015 as Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games Interactive.
Barry successfully led the company through the challenges of the pandemic and transformed the organization from a highly leveraged holding company to a leading provider of cross-platform games.
Before Light & Wonder, Barry served as Vice Chairman of Deluxe Media while also serving as Senior Vice President of Technology at MacAndrews & Forbes, Deluxe’s parent company.
At Deluxe, he helped drive digital innovation, including Deluxe’s launch of virtual reality in June 2015.
Barry also served as Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts’ (EA) Interactive division for five years, where he grew EA’s mobile and online game division.
He transitioned EA Mobile from a U.S.-centric feature phone business to worldwide leadership in free-to-play games across mobile and Facebook – launching some of the top games in the marketplace today, including FIFA, NFL Madden, and The Sims.
Earlier in his career, Barry served as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Quickoffice; Chief Operating Officer of Palm; and Senior Vice President of Disney TeleVentures, a division of The Walt Disney Company dedicated to creating interactive online/TV experiences.
He graduated summa cum laude from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Services and Mathematics.
He also earned an M.B.A. from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.