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Jason Les

Chief Executive Officer, Riot Platforms

Background

Jason Les is chief executive officer of Riot Platforms.

He has served on Riot's board since November 2017 and has been CEO since February 2021.

About Riot Platforms

Riot Platforms: Riot Platforms, Inc. is a Bitcoin mining company, formerly known as Riot Blockchain.

Key facts

CEO since: February 2021source
Board member since: November 2017source
Previous role: Founding partner, Binary Digital, May 2017 to November 2020source
Education: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of California, Irvinesource
Background: over a decade of experience as a former professional heads-up poker playersource

WYDE coverage of Jason Les

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Jason Les, on Aug 12, 2026. Jason Les is a named leader in 1 story. The most recent is Anthropic Signs a $9.1 Billion, 20-Year Compute Deal With Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms.

Crypto & DeFi

Anthropic Signs a $9.1 Billion, 20-Year Compute Deal With Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms

The deal converts 191 megawatts of Texas mining capacity into an AI data center lease that could grow to $16.1 billion, and Riot shares surged more than 20 percent before markets opened.

Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

Reported alongside Jason Les

Anthropic · in 1 story with Jason Les
Morgan Stanley · in 1 story with Jason Les
Riot Platforms · in 1 story with Jason Les

Sources

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