David McKillips

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David McKillips
Born	December 9, 1971 (54 years old)
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	University of Grorgia
Claim to Fame	Possible Pedo. Showed up on Epstein list
Charged	No
An Hero?	It's probably gonna happen. Just give it some time.

So it's the late '90s - early 2000s and you're fresh out of NYU School of Professional Studies with certificates in Marketing, Finance and Accounting and you haven't heard of Epstein Island yet. Though, if you had, you don't even have the kind of money needed to visit; Let alone pay to stand on the tarmac and wave Bye-Bye to the plane as it leaves to that island of nightmares.

Pop quiz, hotshot: You have the itch for a kid, but you don't have the charisma needed to lure thrm into your car with the promise of Pokémon cards. What do you do hotshot? ... WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU DO!?!

Well, you do the next best thing. You set your sights on a career at Family Entertainment Industries.

Known as a Mover and Shaker in the field of the family entertainment industry, David McKillips is best known as the President and Chief Executive Officer of CEC Entertainment, the parent company for Chuck E. Cheese - that shit hole of over-priced pizza and over-priced arcade games.

Chuck E. Cheese is the piss-smelling USA restaurant chain named after a rat, where the ball pit will likely infect your kids with such fun-time bacterial infections as E-Coli because there are two dirty-ass diapers per square foot. If it was a really fun day, you could even look forward to viruses like Hepatitis-A or intestinal parasites from those illegal bastards that you choose to throw bricks at ICE over, while your mom pays all your bills, but the rent in her basement is free.

In case you might need better memory cues from your horrible childhood, Chuck E. Cheese's is famously known across the world as "THAT" place that serves a $45 plain pizza that tastes like ketchup on Hardtack with a sprinkle of overly-processed cheese - where the video games cost two dollars a game and are modded to run so fast you die every 45 seconds - or where the pinball machines are set at a 65 degree angle and the flippers are weakened so much you don't even have a chance of hitting the ball to the middle of the board.

Btw, all of the above were Sir David McKillips' money-making ideas so if you want to make it in business remember this one, all-important Machiavellian truth: Find a way to fuck the customer over and have them thank you at the end of the day for providing them a great time.

David McKillips' Resignation Letter

You can literally hear the clock counting down to when those girls will be taken to the back room

After six amazing years, I am stepping down as President and CEO of the most spectacular family entertainment and restaurant company, CEC Entertainment. I have enjoyed every day of my tenure here and feel that it is a great time for a transition, with a fantastic leadership team in place, strong momentum in the business, a solid strategy for 2026 and long-term plan in place. Our CFO Scott Drake has been named as our new President and CEO and he’ll do a fantastic job leading the next chapter of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza!

We accomplished a lot together—overcoming Covid-19, a bankruptcy and debt restructuring, a complete brand transformation, remodeling nearly 500 Fun Centers, launching new brand extensions and LTO's at Peter Piper Pizza, opening locations in new countries globally and solidifying Chuck E. Cheese as one of the next major entertainment IPs with our recent animated special.

What I’m most proud of is the commitment we made to our people, being named in U.S. News & World Report Best Companies to Work For, our Glassdoor ratings leading the FEC category, along with the lowest turnover in a decade. We prioritized our people who put our guests first—a perfect combination, and I know the best is still to come!

I’m not yet ready to share my next step, but I'm prepared to get comfortable with the uncomfortable again with an all-new global challenge.

To my family and all the partners, friends, Cast & Team-members I’ve worked alongside with, especially this incredible Leadership Team Scott Drake Randy Forsythe Jay Spears Melissa McLeanas David (Aaron) Deck Tony Howard Blake Huggins Mark Kupferman Nathan Hunstable Mario Centola Jim Brawley Genaro Perez Diaz Christopher Kelly William Eich Tim Kerum Antonio Barron, MBA Justin Lee Colton Pearson, MBA and Deb Hallmark Debra Henry DeAndrea Bean, PMP and Tiffani C.!

I sincerely thank you for making this purpose-led company the most amazing experience ever! 🐭🍕❤️

David McKillips February 2026

So Why Did He Quit?

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