Andrew Sheppard

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Andrew Sheppard is an American video game executive best known for his work in digital distribution and free-to-play game development. In February 2021, Andrew Sheppard took on the role of Managing Director at Transcend, a venture capital firm investing in the future of games and digital entertainment.{{cite web |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |title=Why Transcend Fund believes the opportunity for game investments is only getting bigger |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/why-transcend-fund-believes-the-opportunity-for-game-investments-is-only-getting-bigger/ |website=VentureBeat|date=10 October 2022 }}

Prior to Transcend, Sheppard served as the CEO of GREE International Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japanese Internet media company GREE, Inc., a publicly traded company in Japan with a market capitalization of US$1.4 billion. Several years after joining GREE, Sheppard led a global initiative to refocus the business on its domestic operations in Japan, resulting in the shutdown of GREE International Entertainment on July 7, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-07-gree-shuts-down-all-western-operations|title = GREE shuts down all Western operations| date=7 July 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/08/25/andrew-sheppard-appointed-ceo-of-gree-international-entertainment/|title=Andrew Sheppard appointed CEO of Gree International Entertainment|website=venturebeat.com|date=25 August 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/3632:JP|title=Gree Inc|website=Bloomberg|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-30}}

Before joining GREE, Sheppard was the President of Kabam (developer and publisher of Marvel: Contest of Champions and Kingdoms of Camelot) from 2009 to 2014. He was the first hire with gaming expertise and was instrumental in propelling the company's growth to a record high of $400 million in revenue in 2014. Kabam was recognized in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 as the 6th fastest growing company in 2014. Kabam was acquired for $800mm by Netmarble in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/44407/kabams-andrew-sheppard-on-how-the-500-strong-core-social-gaming-giant-is-committed-not-just-to-success-but-the-process-of-success/|title=Kabam's Andrew Sheppard on how the 500-strong core social gaming giant is committed not just to success but the process of success|website=pocketgamer.biz|date=23 August 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2014/8/1/11629446/kabam-studios-president-andrew-sheppard-leaves-for-gree|title=Kabam Studios President Andrew Sheppard Leaves for Gree|website=Recode|date=August 2014|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-01-30-kabam-hits-new-high-of-usd400m-annual-revenue|title=Kabam hits new high of $400m annual revenue|website=gamesindustry.biz|date=30 January 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-30}}{{Cite web|date=2014-11-14|title=Kabam Ranked 6th in Deloitte's Fast 500 Technology Rankings|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141114005092/en/Kabam-Ranked-6th-in-Deloitte%E2%80%99s-Fast-500-Technology-Rankings|access-date=2020-11-23|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2017-02-24|title=Netmarble completes acquisition of Kabam's Marvel Contest of Champions studio|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/02/23/netmarble-completes-acquisition-of-kabams-marvel-contest-of-champions-studio/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}