Jason Harris

• Multi-facetted executive role leading a 35-person team across the globe, covering a product team developing a new platform for the games industry, a marketing function, investor relations, and business development for new growth areas
• To expedite Devoted's AI plans, led a Seed round investment in Layer.ai followed by negotiating a strategic partnership agreement for integration of their solution in to Devoted's new platform
• Re-envisioned the platform development team and product roadmap to bring forward the MVP launch for the platform from Dec 2024 to Dec 2023 to establish product-market-fit with game developers, entertainment companies, and brands.
• Led market intelligence initiatives to uncover untapped markets for Devoted's services, creating new business opportunities focused on game experiences for brand activations on Roblox and UEFN (Fortnite).

• Built a global 14-person strategy group to advise senior executives on corporate, business, and product strategy.
• Strategic advisor to c-suite and SVP's on new opportunities across new products, strategic partnerships, and expansion in to adjacent areas (e.g. IP expansion to Marvel universe, extending racing coverage to F1, and expansion of sports opportunities).
• Extended the teams remit to business and product strategy (mobile, PC, console games, and new products) working with cross-functional teams in game studios, commercial, and tech.
• Advised leaders on emerging tech trends (e.g. blockchain, metaverse, Gen's) and changing consumer needs (social, creator tools) to evolve EA's business.
• Spearheaded the creation of EA's corporate-level strategic planning process.
• Led early M&A due diligence which resulted in the $2.1B acquisition of Glu, $1.4B acquisition of Playdemic, and $1.2B acquisition of Codemasters.
• Led DEI initiatives including the creation of EA's social impact and DEI strategy.
• Established a market intelligence function for more robust data-driven insights at the c-suite and Board levels, including the creation of forward-looking metrics and analysis.

(promotion from Director in June 2013)

• Created the ‘External Development Intelligence' team to a) build a network of service providers for work with EA's game development studios, b) consult with game studios on how to carve out parts of the game development process for external development, and c) lead due diligence, deal negotiation, and ongoing partner management.
• Identified and managed game development partners for full SKU development projects across PC and mobile, including pioneering ways to extend proprietary engine tech to external studios
• Established the Strategic Partner program to build stronger, more collaborative relationships with leading service providers that could support EA's growing outsourced needs.
• Foreseeing the increasing complexity of game development, proactively expanded EA's network of partners to over 1000 companies (from 12) covering all game development disciplines (160+ projects supported yearly).
• Responsible for driving deal negotiations for multi-year development deals.
• Founded an industry event (www.xdsummit.com) to raise the bar of the external development ecosystem
• Regular speaker at industry events around the globe on topics such as industry trends and digitization of the games industry
• Full team budget ownership and P&L ownership for the External Development Summit
• Led EA's early efforts in cloud gaming including strategic partnership negotiations with Google, Microsoft, and Amazon
• Led geographic expansion assessments by evaluating opportunities for culturalization that leveraged local partnerships
• Contributed to the development of games across console, PC, and mobile (FIFA, Battlefield, The Sims, Need for Speed, Star Wars, and Plants vs Zombies)

Served on the Advisory Board for IEP contributing my expertise and insights to help build certification programs for interactive entertainment professionals.

• Led research and analysis on trends, market conditions, competitive landscapes, and go-to-market strategies for service provider across IT outsourcing disciplines.
• Proactively extended Gartner's coverage of emerging markets (Latin America, Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe), building relationships with IT services providers in those markets.
• Built partnerships with emerging market service providers to better understand local market dynamics
• One of the most sought-after analysts to consult on emerging markets. Advised companies such as Accenture, Deloitte, HP, Capgemini, and Wipro on go-to-market strategies and the competitive landscape.

• Identified a new way to serve the growing membership base through digital transformation. Spearheaded the creation of CEB's online services by defining, developing, and launching online offerings and services that led to a pivot in how CEB interacted with its members.
• Managed relationships with key software development providers including contract negotiation and ongoing vendor management.
• Assisted in the launch of 8 new business units helping them successfully meet membership and revenue targets by leveraging online services.

(promotion from Senior Research Analyst in September 2001)

• Researched and consulted on custom research requests from senior executives of Fortune 500 companies spanning CFOs, Chief Strategy Officers, and CIOs.