Jamil Moledina

Jamil Moledina is a businessman who works in the video game industry. Moledina has worked in senior management roles for the Game Developers Conference, EA Partners, and mobile gaming companies Funzio and Wormhole Games, the latter of which he co-founded.

Career

Prior to working for the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Moledina was editor-in-chief of Game Developer magazine. He became executive director of the GDC in 2005, and directed the conference, as well as the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards, for three years.[1][2] In 2008, he became director of business development for EA Partners co-publishing program at Electronic Arts.[3][4] As a director, he negotiated a deal to publish the indie games Shank and DeathSpank in 2010.[5] He also previously sat on the board of directors of the International Game Developers Association, having been elected in 2009.[6]

Moledina left EA Partners in 2011, becoming vice president of business development of the mobile gaming company Funzio.[7] The company was acquired by GREE in 2012, and Moledina left the company one month after its acquisition.[8] Later that year, he co-founded Wormhole Games, which first published the tablet game Tank Nation in 2013. In 2014, the company announced that it would be shutting down, with Moledina accepting a position at Google.[9][10] At Google, he held the role of games strategic lead for Google Play.[11]

Personal life

Moledina was born in Mombasa, Kenya to parents of Indian descent, and was raised in London and Los Angeles. He is also a science fiction writer.[12]

References
  1. Sinclair, Brendan (July 2, 2009). "GDC organizer Moledina exits". GameSpot. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  2. Kuchera, Ben (February 14, 2008). "The man behind GDC: Jamil Moledina speaks". Ars Technica. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  3. McWhertor, Michael (October 14, 2008). "Former GDC Director Lands At EA Partners". Kotaku. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. Kuchera, Ben (October 15, 2008). "Jamil Moledina moves from the GDC to EA Partners. Wait... what?". Ars Technica. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  5. Crecente, Brian (March 4, 2010). "EA Cuts Deal To Publish Shank, Deathspank". Kotaku. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  6. Elliott, Phil (March 12, 2009). "Bob Bates returns to IGDA chair". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  7. Fahey, Mike (November 7, 2011). "Jamil Moledina Bets on a Platform-Free Gaming Future with Funzio". Kotaku. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. Jordan, Jon (June 22, 2012). "One month after GREE deal Funzio VP Jamil Moledina leaves". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  9. Peterson, Steve (January 15, 2013). "Traversing the Wormhole: Investing in Fun". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  10. Jordan, Jon (March 17, 2014). "Wormhole Games shrinks to a dot, CEO Jamil Moledina joins Google Play". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  11. Valdes, Giancarlo (August 1, 2016). "Google Daydream is looking for the 'Citizen Kane' of VR games". VentureBeat. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  12. Bell, Susan (September 9, 2016). "Career switch puts alumnus in the driver's seat for games on Google Play". USC Dornsife. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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