Greg Ballard

Professional Focus

• Over 30 years’ leadership experience, serving in C-suite roles and on boards in the technology sector with a long track record of success in gaming, entertainment and multimedia
• Seasoned expertise in digital transformation, strategic business and leadership development, team-building, human capital strategy, mergers and acquisitions, change management, operations, finance, sales & marketing
• Extensive experience serving on the boards of private and publicly traded technology companies

Business Expertise

• General Partner in Eleven Ventures, specialized in early-stage investing
• Senior Vice President, Mobile and Social Games at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• CEO of Transpera (sold to Tremor Media)
• CEO of Glu Mobile; took company public after 6 years
• CEO of SONICblue, publicly traded company, maker of ReplayTV and Rio digital music players
• CEO of Virgin Electronics
• CEO of Ancestry.com (then MyFamily.com), subscription-based genealogy platform
• CEO of 3Dfx; took public after one year, grew company from $4 million a year to over $400 million over a three-year period
• President, Americas at Capcom Software, known for hit games such as Street Fighter, Mega-Man and Resident Evil
• CEO and COO of Warner Custom Music, division of Time Warner, Inc.
• Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group
• Legal Assistant to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Sector Expertise

• Technology
• Gaming
• Multimedia
• Digital

Education & Certifications

• J.D. from Harvard Law School
• Bachelor’s degree from the University of Redlands

Affiliations & Awards

• Board Member, Turtle Beach
• Board Chairman, Transpera (sold to Tremor Media)
• Board Member, Bigfoot Network (sold to Qualcomm)
• Board Member, xFire (sold to Viacom)
• Board Member, THQ
• Board Member, Pinnacle Systems (sold to Avid)
• Board Member, IGN (sold to GreyHill Group in go-private transaction)
• Board Member, DTS (sold to Xperi)