Mitch Lasky

General Partner,
Benchmark Capital
& former CEO,
JAMDAT, acquired by EA

Mitch Lasky

General Partner,
Benchmark Capital
& former CEO,
JAMDAT, acquired by EA

Biography

Mitchell H. Lasky, also known as Mitch, J.D., serves as a General Partner of Benchmark. Mr. Lasky joined Benchmark in April 2007. He served as an Executive Vice President of EA Mobile at Electronic Arts Inc. from September 2006 to April 2, 2007 and its Senior Vice President of EA Mobile from February 2006 to September 2006. Previously, Mr. Lasky served as the Chief Executive Officer of EA Mobile LLC (formerly JAMDAT Mobile, Inc.) since November 2000. He served as a General Manager at eCompanies Wireless LLC. Mr. Lasky served as an Executive Vice President and Head of Worldwide Studios for Activision, Inc., from March 1995 to June 2000. In that role, he was responsible for product development, business development and global operations. Prior to this, Mr. Lasky founded Serum. From 1993 to 1994, he served as a New Media Business Affairs Lawyer at the Walt Disney Company. Prior to that, Mr. Lasky practiced intellectual property law at Irell and Manella from 1988 to 1992, co-founding the multimedia law practice. He served as Executive Officer at Walt Disney Co.

 

Mr. Lasky has spent more than two decades in the mobile gaming, new media and interactive entertainment business. He served more than two decades in the mobile gaming, new media and interactive entertainment business. Mr. Lasky served as Chairman and Director of Hiplogic Inc. He served as the Chairman of EA Mobile LLC (formerly JAMDAT Mobile, Inc.) since February 2001. He has been a Director of PlayFab, Inc. since February 27, 2015 and Outpost Games, Inc. since July 23, 2015. He serves as a Director of Hammer & Chisel, Inc., Vivox, Inc., Cyanogen, NaturalMotion, Engine Yard, Inc., thatgamecompany, LLC, Gaikai, Inc., Learnist, Inc. (formerly Grockit Inc.); Gaia; Riot Games, Inc.; Red Robot Labs, Inc. and EngineYard. He was Director of Snap Inc. from December 2012 to August 02, 2018. He served as a Director of EA Mobile LLC. He served as a Director of Linden Research, Inc. Mr. Lasky has a J.D. from the University of Virginia School Of Law and graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, with a B.A. in History and Literature.