Mr. Ballard brings to Transpera a distinguished career in mobile, gaming, entertainment and multimedia industries, including a 6 year service as president and CEO of Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU), a global publisher of mobile games, during which time he guided the company through a period of rapid growth as a private company to its public offering in 2007. His vast experience also includes service as CEO at SONICblue, makers of ReplayTV and Rio digital music players; MyFamily.com, now the public company Ancestry.com , a successful subscription-based Internet service; and 3Dfx, a graphic chipset supplier, which he also directed through its early private days to a public offering. Prior to his recent service at Glu Mobile, Mr. Ballard served as CEO and COO for Warner Custom Music, a Division of Time Warner, Inc.
Mr. Ballard was also president of Capcom Entertainment, as well as COO and CFO of Digital Pictures, a leading video game developer. Mr. Ballard has held numerous public and private board seats and currently sits on the board of directors for DTS, Inc (NASDAQ: DTSI) and the privately held Big Foot Networks. He holds a B.A. from the University of Redlands and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
