Bio

Steven Wade is a Managing Director at Atlas Technology Group. Steven brings 21 years of game industry experience to Atlas Technology Group with his primary focus on helping digital media and entertainment companies with technological and market insight, corporate development, and M&A. Before joining Atlas, Steven spent his career launching 45 online games, four gaming payment solutions, and eight game portals alongside many well-known entertainment companies such as Square Enix, VISA/Playspan, SOHU/Changyou, Ty Inc., and Aeria Games as an executive, and angel investor. He is also an entrepreneur, creating and selling three companies: MMOsmart LLC ( to Aeria Games), Zyon Games Inc. (to Sohu/Changyou 搜狐 / 畅游 which then IPOed on the NASDAQ as the biggest IPO of 2009), and Boilingcore.com (to MMORPG.com) . In addition, Steven spent eight years working in the Asian Pacific region acting as a gaming advisor to the Japanese, Korean, and Chinese governments. Steven received a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from West Virginia University. He currently serves as a board member for various companies in the video game sector, including eSports networks, gaming studios, and productivity tool developers.