Howard is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO with a history of building successful businesses. Before launching StartEngine, Howard co-founded Activision and was the Chairman of Activision Studios from 1991 until 1997. As a former Board Member and Executive Vice-President of video-game giant Activision, he and a partner took control in 1991 and turned the ailing company into the $37 billion market cap video game industry leader, selling millions of games.
Howard was also the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games that was later sold to The Walt Disney Company. Howard is the 2015 “Treasure of Los Angeles” recipient, awarded for his work to transform Los Angeles into a leading technology city.
Howard is a member of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s technology council and a 4-year member of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 500 Most Influential People in LA. He is bilingual and is a triple national of the United States, United Kingdom, and France.