Peter Adkison is a game developer, one of the founders of game companies Wizards of the Coast and Hidden City Games. Peter Adkison is the current owner of Gen Con. His work includes the role-playing game The Primal Order. From 1993 through 2001 Adkison was CEO for Wizards of the Coast. In 2001 he sold Wizards of the Coast to Hasbro. As of 2005 he is CEO of the relatively new Hidden City Games and working to promote their new game Clout Fantasy. Adkison is a long time fan of role-playing games in general and Dungeons & Dragons in specific.

References

• Peter Adkison's credits as listed at Pen & Paper's RPG Database
• An Open Letter from Peter Adkison on problems with Gen Con Indy 2003 and his plans to improve for next year
• Peter Adkison's biography at Gen Con's web site
• Peter Adkison's biography at Hidden City Games' web site