Tucker Roberts is Chief Innovation Officer and President of Gaming & Emerging Technology for Comcast Spectacor. In his role, Roberts focuses on driving innovative growth within Comcast Spectacor, Philadelphia Flyers, Wells Fargo Center, and the gaming division. He also oversees the Pantheon platform, a cutting-edge analytics platform which measures audience sentiment for Spectacor, NBCU, and other groups across Comcast.
At Comcast Spectacor, Roberts plays an important role in developing and implementing the overarching strategic vision for its companies. He also assists Flyers hockey operations with innovation efforts, expanding the team’s analytical approach to team building and salary cap management.
Previously, Roberts was the President of Spectacor Gaming and the company’s Philadelphia Fusion (later relocated and rebranded as the Seoul Infernal) esports franchise that competed in the Overwatch League. Having recognized the challenges with Overwatch League, Roberts advised the company’s expansion into the Korean esports market, and League of Legends, the most popular esport in the world.
He negotiated a joint-venture with SK Telecom, the #1 ISP in Korea to form T1 Esports & Entertainment. Since that time, Roberts has served on the board, providing strategic direction. Roberts was instrumental in building the digital media strategy, identifying new business opportunities such as PC cafes, and working with Riot to allow for Homestands. Since its inception, the venture has scaled revenue more than 30x in under 5 years, putting it on par with some of the smaller MLS teams. With multiple significant streams of Revenue, T1 is on a path to 100m ARR over the next few years.
Roberts joined Comcast Spectacor as a strategic advisor in September 2017, shortly after the company announced the establishment of the Philadelphia Fusion, which is one of the 12 original teams that competed in the Overwatch League’s inaugural season. Roberts was named President of the team in January 2018 and played an instrumental role in formulating the team’s international roster of players and coaches, as well as the creation and launch of the team’s brand.
In their first season, the Philadelphia Fusion miraculously made it to the World Final. In 2023, the Fusion rebranded as the Seoul Infernal and relocated to South Korea. The transition built on Comcast Spectacor’s co-ownership of T1, the 4x League of Legends World Champions and 2022 Runners up, which is owned and operated in partnership with SK Square and also based in Seoul.
Prior to joining Comcast Spectacor, Roberts acquired several years of experience working in Strategy at Activision Blizzard and R&D at Electronic Arts. A lifelong Philly sports fan, he first discovered esports during a summer internship while studying at The Wharton School.
Tucker earned a B.S. in Marketing and Management from The University of Pennsylvania in 2013, and currently lives in Los Angeles.