David Baszucki

About

David Brent Baszucki (, buh-ZOO-ki; born January 20, 1963) is a Canadian-born American entrepreneur, engineer, and software developer. He is best known as the co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation. He co-founded and was the CEO of Knowledge Revolution, which was acquired by MSC Software in December 1998. As of July 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth to be $2.9 billion USD.

David Brent Baszucki was born on January 20, 1963, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Helen and Paul Baszucki, who met at the University of Saskatchewan before moving to Eastern Canada and the United States. Both of Baszucki’s parents were descended from Ukrainian immigrants who had settled in Western Canada. He grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. As a child, he was interested in dirt bikes, go-karts, and science fiction. He attended Eden Prairie High School, where he was the captain of his high school TV quiz team.
Baszucki then studied engineering and computer science at Stanford University. While there, he did a summer internship at General Motors where he worked in a lab focused on controlling car engines with software. He graduated in 1985 as a General Motors Scholar in electrical…