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Andrew Sheppard

Partner at Transcend | Board Member | Strategic Advisor | Retired Operator with $5b in Revenue Experience

Santa Barbara, California

Skills

Marketing Strategy
General Manager
Avatars
Chat
Publishing
President
Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
Live Operations
CEO
Board Search
Investment Management
Board of Directors
Board Level
Board Administration
Mobile Devices
Product Management
Video Games
Monetization
Social Games
Strategy

Education

Work Experience

  • Managing Director

    2021

    Managing Director at Transcend and board member at Ruckus Games, Fun Country and Eggscape. We are a top-performing early-stage venture capital firm that partners with the boldest founders in the gaming industry to build the future of interactive entertainment.

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

    GDEV (NASDAQ: GDEV) board member and shareholder representative. Chair of the Nomination & Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee.

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2023

    Board member for Rakuten Games, a joint venture company between Rakuten, one of the world’s largest internet services companies, and Playco.

  • Board Member

    2015 - 2017

    Board member for GREE International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GREE Inc., a leading mobile social gaming company that achieved one of the biggest game company IPOs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japanese history.

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2014 - 2017

    CEO for GREE International successfully expanded GREE's presence beyond Japan, establishing a strong footprint in major Western gaming markets.

2009 - 2014

  • President, Worldwide Studios

    2009 - 2014

    First gaming hire and later President of WW Studios recognized for building Kabam into a leading game developer and publisher. Kabam was named by Deloitte as 6th “Fastest Growing Company” in the U.S. in 2014 with $1.5B in total revenues. Kabam was acquired by NetMarble in 2016 and the Aftershock spinout by 21st Century Fox in 2017.

2008 - 2009

  • Executive Producer

    2008 - 2009

    Executive Producer for hi5 responsible for successfully pivoting the social networking site into interactive entertainment. hi5 was acquired by Tagged in 2011 and later sold to the Meet Group in 2017.

2007 - 2008

  • Vice President, Product Management

    2007 - 2008

    Vice President of Product at Outspark, a pioneering publisher of free-to-play PC games in Western markets. Outspark was acquired by gamigo in 2013.

2006 - 2007

  • Head of Strategy

    2006 - 2007

    Head of Strategy on Spore at Maxis, a globally recognized PC game developer and division of Electronic Arts (EA). The studio was founded in 1987 by Will Wright and Jeff Braun, and acquired by EA in 1997.

  • Senior Consultant

    2003 - 2005

    Senior Consultant at Deloitte, a multinational professional services network, with a specialization in Gaming.

1999 - 2002

  • Consultant

    1999 - 2002

    Consultant at Accenture, a global professional services business and Fortune 500 company, which a specialization on Gaming and Technology.