Todd Hollenshead

Todd Hollenshead
Todd Hollenshead
	Hollenshead at QuakeCon 2006
Occupation(s)	CEO/President, id Software (1996–2013); Head of Publishing, Saber Interactive (current)
Spouse	Mihaela Plesa

Last updated October 26, 2025

Todd Hollenshead is a computer game development executive. He was President and CEO of id Software while the company put out some of the gaming world’s most iconic video game franchises: Doom , Quake , Wolfenstein 3D , and Rage . In addition to his software work, he is also known in the gaming community for his long hair and his role as master of ceremonies at Quakecon, a LAN party and gaming convention in Dallas, Texas.

Hollenshead joined id Software in November 1996.^[1] He stayed on as President of id after it was acquired by ZeniMax in 2009; he left the company in 2013.^[2]

In February 2018, Hollenshead took a leadership role at Nerve Software.^[3]

In November 2020, Hollenshead became Head of Publishing at Saber Interactive.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

↑ "id Software Appoints Todd Hollenshead CEO". idsoftware.com. November 6, 1996. Archived from the original on December 20, 1996. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
↑ Dyer, Mitch (June 26, 2013). "id Software President Todd Hollenshead Leaves Company". IGN. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
↑ Takashi, Dean (2018-02-27). "Todd Hollenshead takes his id Software expertise to Nerve Software". VentureBeat . Retrieved 6 July 2018.

Kushner, David (2003). Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture , New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50524-5.
"Interview: Todd Hollenshead", Edge , February 2010

External links

Hollenshead & Carmack interview from gamesindustry.biz (2008)

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[1] "id Software Appoints Todd Hollenshead CEO". idsoftware.com. November 6, 1996. Archived from the original on December 20, 1996. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

[2] Dyer, Mitch (June 26, 2013). "id Software President Todd Hollenshead Leaves Company". IGN. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

[3] Takashi, Dean (2018-02-27). "Todd Hollenshead takes his id Software expertise to Nerve Software". VentureBeat . Retrieved 6 July 2018.

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