In March 2023, he became chief executive officer of Twitch, after previous CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear announced he would step down. [5][6] As CEO, Clancy reports directly to Amazon VP of Audio, Twitch, and Games Steve Boom. [7]

Shear became the chief executive officer of Twitch when it was spun off from Justin.tv, a position he held until March 2023. In 2011, he was appointed as a part-time partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator. [2] In November 2023, he was briefly the interim CEO of OpenAI. [3] [4]

Mar 6, 2024 · Thank you for choosing to go live on Twitch and enriching our community with your creativity. We’re excited to continue to build our service together. Dan Clancy, Twitch CEO

Mar 16, 2023 · Emmett Shear, longtime CEO of video game-centric livestreaming platform Twitch, announced that he's leaving effectively immediately.

Mar 16, 2023 · Emmett Shear, the CEO of Twitch, announced he is stepping down from his role as the head of the streaming platform via Twitter on Thursday. Shear has been with the Amazon-owned livestreaming...

Mar 16, 2023 · Emmett Shear, CEO of Amazon-owned Twitch, is resigning from his role. Amazon acquired Twitch, known for its community of video game enthusiasts, for almost $1 billion in …

Mar 16, 2023 · Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning, effective immediately, to spend time with his family. President Dan Clancy will be taking over, effective immediately. He’ll continue in an advisory role.

Mar 16, 2023 · Amazon.com Inc-owned Twitch's Emmett Shear will step down as chief executive officer after over 16 years at the live video streaming platform that he co-founded, he said on Thursday.

Mar 21, 2023 · Emmett Shear, CEO of Amazon-owned Twitch, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role as chief executive, which he co-founded over 16 years ago. Amazon acquired Twitch, known for its community of video game enthusiasts, for almost $1 billion in 2014.

Mar 16, 2023 · President Dan Clancy will assume the position of CEO effectively immediately. Emmett Shear, CEO of uber-popular streaming platform Twitch, is resigning from his position after more than...