Jeff Braun co-founded Pixel Technologies with Ramy Weitz. As Co-Chairman, Mr. Braun assists Mr. Weitz and Mr. Chaimowitz in defining the strategic direction for the company. Together with Will Wright, Mr. Braun co-founded computer game publisher Maxis in 1987. Under Mr. Braun's leadership as Chairman and CEO, Maxis grew famous with its flagship title, SimCity, and soon became one of the pre-eminent publishers of entertainment software in the world. Maxis' game "The Sims" is now the best-selling PC game of all-time and the "Sim" branded games are the best selling PC game franchise of all time. Mr. Braun took Maxis public on the NASDAQ exchange in 1995 before selling it to Electronic Arts in 1997. Mr. Braun remained with Electronic Arts as SVP until 2000. Mr. Braun has since invested in a number of private companies, including Pixel Technologies, which is Mr. Braun's current primary focus in the games business. |