Skillz Inc. announced Jason Roswig has been hired as the company's President and Chief Financial Officer. Roswig will join the company on August 8, 2022 from Blackstone, where he served as Managing Director. He will replace the current Skillz CFO, Ian Lee, who is stepping down to pursue other opportunities.

As President and CFO, Roswig will report directly to Paradise and oversee the company's finance and operations functions, including accounting, investor relations, FP&A, tax, corporate development, administration, and strategy. Formerly Managing Director in Blackstone's Private Equity and Portfolio Operations groups, Roswig had oversight of the financial and operating performance of Blackstone's technology portfolio. Prior to that, he served as an Expert Associate Partner in McKinsey & Company'sCorporate Finance and Organization practices, providing and implementing recommendations on growth, mergers & acquisitions, and post-close value creation opportunities.

Prior to McKinsey, Roswig spent 12 years at the General Electric Company in a variety of Finance and Corporate Development executive roles in the United States, Germany, and China.