Randall (Randy) Katz is CEO and co-founder of Milestone Entertainment. Founded in 2000 with a mission to create and build next-generation gaming experiences for numerous entertainment and gaming markets, from traditional TV games to the world of electronic gaming. Milestone has developed an extensive patent portfolio covering networked games (both chance and skill) for a variety of gaming markets including internet gaming, casino gaming, lotteries and sports betting. Milestone’s most recent patents involve cutting-edge technologies such as AI, blockchain, cryptocurrency and the metaverse.
Prior to founding Milestone, Mr. Katz has held several key positions in the entertainment industry at Sony Pictures Columbia Tri-Star Television and at legendary game show producer Mark Goodson Productions.
Randy serves as Chair of the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors and serves on the board of the Tower Cancer Research Foundation. The Katz Family Foundation is involved in a number philanthropic activities including the establishment of Operation Mend (http://operationmend.ucla.edu/), the establishment of two academic chairs at UCLA, and the launching of the Collins & Katz Family YMCA in west Los Angeles.
He is a 1979 graduate of Yale College with a B.A. in economics and philosophy.