I'm still a hardcore gamer, these days I spend most of my time playing competitive PC shooters like Valorant, Counter-Strike, and Fortnite. A lot of my youth was spent on various consoles – Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Sonic, and Metal Gear are some of my favorite franchises. I've been a hardcore gamer from an early age. Why did you want to work in the games industry? I also oversee Glu Mobile's advertising revenue business. On the corporate development side, my role is to lead all of Glu Mobile's M&A efforts. The business development part of my role entails managing Glu Mobile's partnerships with platforms like Apple, Google, and Facebook as well as the organization’s IP partnerships with Disney and Major League Baseball. Glu Mobile’s diverse portfolio features top-grossing and award-winning original and licensed IP titles including, Covet Fashion, Deer Hunter, Design Home, Diner DASH Adventures, Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and MLB Tap Sports Baseball available worldwide on various platforms including the App Store and Google Play. With a history spanning over a decade, Glu Mobile’s culture is rooted in taking smart risks and fostering creativity to deliver world-class interactive experiences for our players. Founded in 2001, Glu Mobile is headquartered in San Francisco with additional locations in Foster City, Toronto and Hyderabad. The pandemic has brought record high audiences as people turn to gaming while in various states of shelter in placeĬhris Akhavan: Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) is a leading developer and publisher of mobile games. degree in Economics from the University of California at Santa Cruz.Īkhavan joins the speaker lineup for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 where he will be discussing with a panel why your publisher pitch is not working on investors.īefore the event takes place, we caught up with Akhavan to see what’s changed in the games industry since he joined, and what trends he expects to see over the next 12 months in the industry. Before joining Tapjoy, Akhavan held positions at RockYou!, VideoEgg and Yahoo!, while also holding a B.A. Akhavan was instrumental in building and scaling Tapjoy’s commercial operations globally. Prior to Glu Mobile, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships for Tapjoy where he was a key early member of the team that built a leading mobile advertising and monetization platform. Akhavan brings to Glu Mobile a strong background in mobile advertising which he leverages to lead the organization’s advertising revenue – a business he’s grown to over $50m/year since joining Glu Mobile. In addition, he’s been key in driving successful acquisitions including PlayFirst, Crowdstar, and Pick6 Studios which drive the vast majority of Glu Mobile’s revenue today. He’s created and led long term partnerships with Disney, Major League Baseball, Apple, Google, Facebook, and many others during his time at Glu Mobile. Chris Akhavan oversees global business development, corporate development, and advertising revenue for Glu Mobile.
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