John Ball
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Who is John Ball?
John Ball is the founder and Managing Director of Steamboat Ventures, which he formed in 2000. He has over 20 years of experience in venture capital investing, mergers acquisitions, business development and strategic planning in the media, entertainment and technology sectors. Mr. Ball currently serves on the boards of Pure Digital Technologies, RazorGator, Inc. and VoodooVox. His prior investments include Quigo, acquired by AOL (NYSE: TWX), Iridigm Display Corporation, acquired by Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Fastclick (NASDAQ: FSTC, acquired by ValueClick, NASDAQ: VCLK). Prior to founding Steamboat Ventures, he ran the Corporate Development group for The Walt Disney Company, where he was responsible for all corporate development and specialized transaction work for the company. Mr. Ball has completed venture capital investments and mergers acquisitions in areas including online services and advertising, enterprise software and security, digital imaging, next generation display technology, interactive games, television and radio broadcasting, cable networks and publishing. Earlier in his career, John worked at Burr, Egan, Deleage Co., an early-stage venture capital fund investing in information technology, media and broadcasting, and biotechnology. John received a BA in biological sciences from Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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- Also known as
- John R. Ball
- Ethnicity
- White people
- Profession
- Education
- MBA, Harvard Business School
- Bachelor of Arts, Tufts University
Biology
- Employment
- Founder and Managing Director, Steamboat Ventures
(2000 - ) - Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development, The Walt Disney Company
(1999 - ) - The Walt Disney Company
(1996 - 2000) - Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co.
- Founder and Managing Director, Steamboat Ventures
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on July 23, 2013
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