David Gardner OBE, London Venture Partners

David Gardner, OBE, is a co-founder and General Partner of London Venture Partners. He has over 30 years experience in the gaming sector, including as Former CEO & board director, Atari and EVP & COO, Electronic Arts Worldwide Studios. David spent 25 years at EA including building EA Europe from 0 to $1bn in annual revenue, and has spent his career working across Silicon Valley and Europe. In 2007, David was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to industry, and in 2017 he was appointed BAFTA's Vice President for Games. LVP is a venture capital seed fund leveraging extensive operating expertise to invest in the games ecosystem. Portfolio successes and exits include: Playfish (acq. By EA), Supercell (acq. Softbank), Unity (acq. Silver Lake) and Natural Motion (acq. Zynga).