COMPANY

EA is a video game publisher founded by Trip Hawkins in 1982. It is one of the largest computer game companies in the world. Electronic Arts operates under different brand names including EA Games and DreamWorks Interactive.

Notable games published by EA include Hard Hat Mack, Pinball Construction Set, One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird, M.U.L.E., Skyfox and The Sims with Maxis.

Official Website:
http://www.ea.com/

Industry:
Video Games

Ticker:
NASDAQ:ERTS

Corporate headquarters:
Redwood City, CA

Sales:
$3.1B (2007)

Employees:
7750

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bing Gordon	Business	c. 1950		Chief Creative Officer, Electronic Arts, 1998-2008
Trip Hawkins	Business	28-Dec-1953		Founder of Electronic Arts
Timothy Mott	Business	c. 1949		Co-Founder of Macromedia
Lawrence F. Probst III	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Electronic Arts, 1991-2007
John Riccitiello	Business	c. 1959		CEO of Electronic Arts
Jackie Speier	Politician	14-May-1950		Congresswoman, California 12th

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.	Administrator	17-Feb-1949		President of MLB National League, 1994-99
Gary M. Kusin	Business	c. 1951		Partner, Texas Pacific Group
Greg Maffei	Business	24-May-1960		CEO of Liberty Media
Timothy Mott	Business	c. 1949		Co-Founder of Macromedia
Vivek Paul	Business	1958		Vice Chairman of Wipro, 1999-2005
Lawrence F. Probst III	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Electronic Arts, 1991-2007
John Riccitiello	Business	c. 1959		CEO of Electronic Arts
Richard A. Simonson	Business	25-Aug-1958		CFO of Nokia
Linda J. Srere	Business	c. 1956		President of Y&R Advertising, 2000-01

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Daniel H. Case III	Business	27-Jul-1957	27-Jun-2002	Hambrecht & Quist
Trip Hawkins	Business	28-Dec-1953		Founder of Electronic Arts

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Danielle Berry	Computer Programmer	19-Feb-1949	3-Jul-1998	Transsexual designer of M.U.L.E.
Bill Budge	Computer Programmer	c. 1954		Programmed Raster Blaster
Steve Cartwright	Computer Programmer	c. 1955		Barnstorming, Seaquest, Frostbite
Lord British	Computer Programmer	4-Jul-1961		Ultima series creator
Sid Meier	Computer Programmer	1954		Father of Computer Gaming
Will Wright	Computer Programmer	20-Jan-1960		Created SimCity, The Sims

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Don Daglow	Computer Programmer	c. 1953		Utopia for the Intellivision
David Sze	Business	c. 1966		Greylock Partners

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Madden	Football	10-Apr-1934		Gregarious Sports Announcer

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hugh Hefner	Publisher	9-Apr-1926		Founder, Playboy magazine
Chad Ochocinco	Football	9-Jan-1978		NFL wide receiver

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