Company: Turbine Entertainment Software Current title: President and CEO Favorite game that you've worked on: Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty Current favorite game to play: Asheron's Call Favorite game of all time: Warcraft Prior to joining Turbine, Mr. Anderson was the executive in charge of production for Origin Systems Inc. (a subsidiary of EA). At Origin, Mr. Anderson managed the Ultima Online ( UO ) franchise, where he was directly responsible for expanding its online business. In particular, he produced EA's first-ever MMP expansion pack and focused on building the next generation of 3D online worlds . Prior to that, Mr. Anderson was executive director for the Consumer Products division of Viacom, Inc. In that role, he directly managed Paramount Pictures' worldwide interactive licensing, merchandising , and business development. Before Viacom, he was vice president of operations at Mission Studios Corporation, a game developer. Mr. Anderson also practiced law at the firm of Holleb & Coff in Chicago, Illinois, where he concentrated in both intellectual property and corporate litigation. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois (B.A., 1989) and served on the Law Review at the University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1992). |