Chris McKibbin

Chris McKibbin

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Chief Operating Officer
San Francisco, California, United States

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  • Consensys
    Chief Operating Officer
    Consensys
    Oct 2017 - Current (8 years 11 months)
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    CEO & Co-founder
    PlayGrid
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2015 (3 years)
    PlayGrid was an Online Game "Platform as a Service" and a Video Game Finance / Production Company. • Launched/Operated the PlayGrid Platform serving over 3500 games and 120K players • Financed and Produced "Victory Command" an online RTS MOBA • Launched Victory Command on Steam and the PlayGrid Platform
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    CHM Consulting
    CHM Consulting
    Jun 2012 - Sep 2017 (5 years 4 months)
    Engagements Included: - Tencent - Google / Hello Network (Google funded spin-out) - Mido Play - Immersive Capital - Fenway Sports Group - Route One Entertainment - Zoomedia
  • PlayGrid  Google
    CEO & Co-founder
    PlayGrid Google
    Jan 2008 - Jan 2012 (4 years 1 month)
    Engaged by Google to provide design, development and production services for a "next generation" social network built by Google. Built and managed a diverse team of designers, artists, writers, engineers and testers to develop core features, gamification, content, user experiences and user interfaces. Participated in the business planning, structuring, and negotiations that led to the project being funded and spun-out into Hello Network (Hello.com)
  • Perpetual Entertainment
    President & Co-founder
    Perpetual Entertainment
    Sep 2002 - Oct 2007 (5 years 2 months)
    - Co-founder of one of the first online-only game companies - Grew company to 175 employees with additional contractors in Eastern Europe and China - Developed "Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising"​ (the E3 award-winning MMOG) - Developed "Star Trek Online" - Developed the Perpetual Platform (a leading online games technology platform) - Licensed the Perpetual Platform for use in Star Wars Online
  • Electronic Arts
    SVP Product, EA Online
    Electronic Arts
    Jan 1999 - Jan 2002 (3 years 1 month)
    - Founding member of EA Online. Co-wrote strategic, business, content and financial plans - Built the largest online game network in the world (at that time: 8M MAU, $100M revenue) - Developed and operated over 100 online games including Ultima Online, Madden Web Football, NASCAR Web Racing, Need for Speed Web Driving, FIFA Web Soccer, Majestic, Motor City, Earth and Beyond, The Sims Online, and dozens of casual games - Member of negotiating team on landmark AOL deal: adding $3B to EA market value - Managed relationships with EA’s 6 major game studios across US / Europe - Managed EA Online’s 100-person internal production studio (Redwood Shores, Virginia)
  • Electronic Arts
    COO / CFO, Origin Systems Studio
    Electronic Arts
    Jan 1998 - Jan 1999 (1 year 1 month)
    Executed a turn around plan for this 250 person games studio - Grew revenues from $20M to $35M (75%) while reducing spending by $15M (50%) - Responsible for all studio operations, finance, project planning, tracking and reporting - Directly managed the Ultima Online game service and development team. Grew subscribers from 80K to 150K, revenues from $12M to $30M annually, and margins from 18% to 45%
  • Electronic Arts
    COO / CFO, Electronic Arts Canada
    Electronic Arts
    Jan 1995 - Jan 1998 (3 years 1 month)
    Oversaw the production of 35 games a year across 6 franchises ("FIFA Soccer"​, "NBA Live Basketball"​, "Need for Speed"​, "PGA Tour Golf"​, "Triple Play Baseball"​, "NHL Hockey") across all platforms - Responsible for all finance, planning, and operations for EA’s largest development studio - Grew revenues from $100m to $450M and staff from 100 to 650 - Managing annual budgets growing from $30M to $60M - Oversaw project development planning, tracking and reporting - managed central services – QA, Audio, Tools and Libraries, Motion Capture, HR, Facilities - Acquired and managed the EA Seattle Studio
  • Digital Domain
    CFO & Co-founder
    Digital Domain
    Jan 1993 - Jan 1995 (2 years 1 month)
    Co-founder of this leading Hollywood special effects studio responsible for movies including "True Lies"​, "Apollo 13"​, "Interview with a Vampire"​, and "Titanic" Grew company to $50M in revenue and 250 staff; achieved cash flow positive in 9 months
  • IBM
    Business Development: Digital Media
    IBM
    Jan 1991 - Jan 1993 (2 years 1 month)
    Provided Business Development analysis and support to the Digital Media Group (Multi-Media Division).
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    Bond Sales
    Lebenthal Co
    Jan 1987 - Jan 1989 (2 years 1 month)
    Salesman / Broker dealing with Municipal and Government Bonds.
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  • Columbia Business School
    MBA, Finance
    Columbia Business School
    Jan 1989 - Jan 1991 (2 years 1 month)
  • Princeton University
    A.B, Political Philosophy
    Princeton University
    Jan 1983 - Jan 1987 (4 years 1 month)
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