Jens Bergensten

Jens Peder Bergensten^[1] (born 18 May 1979),^[2][3] also known as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the lead designer of Minecraft.^[4][5][6] In 2013, he and Markus Persson were named in Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.^[7] He was the co-developer in 2010. In 2011, he became the lead designer; and in 2014 got full control when Persson left the company.^[8]

Jens Bergensten
Bergensten at Minecon in 2011
Born	Jens Peder Bergensten (1979-05-18) 18 May 1979 (age 46) Örebro, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Other names	Jeb
Occupation(s)	Video game programmer and designer
Known for	Lead developer of Minecraft
Spouse	Jenny Thornell ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1

Games developed

• Harvest: Massive Encounter (2008)
• Minecraft (2011)
• Cobalt (2016)