Bing Gordon | |
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 Gordon in 2009 | |
| Born | 1950? |
| Alma mater | Cranbrook School Yale University (BA) Stanford University (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers |
| Spouse | Debra Gordon (née Radabaugh) |
| Children | Chloe and Allegra Gordon |
| Parent(s) | William and Barbara Gordon |
| Awards | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ Lifetime Achievement Award (2011) |
William "Bing" Gordon is a video game executive and technology venture capitalist. He served ten years as Chief Creative Officer of video game publisher and developer Electronic Arts (EA)[1] prior to his current partnership with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB). He was a founding director of Audible.com and has served on several high-profile Boards of Directors including Amazon, Ngmoco, Duolingo, and Zynga.[2][3][4][5] He designed the video games Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri,[6] Sid Meier's SimGolf and The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth.
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- ^ "Team Member Bing Gordon". Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Kleiner Perkins Partner Bing Gordon: LinkedIn Is A Game, And Your Job Will Be Gamified". Fast Company. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Bing Gordon - Board Member". Duolingo. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (2011-04-04). "DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg Joins Zynga Board". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (2013-02-01). "Former chief game designer Brian Reynolds: On Zynga, games, and the future". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-11-12.