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Ben Feder

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Managing Partner at TIRTA Ventures
📍 New York, New York, United States

Ben Feder is the Managing Partner at TIRTA Ventures, an investment firm focused on the intersection of gaming and AI. A veteran games executive, he was formerly the CEO of Take-Two Interactive and President at Tencent, and serves on the boards of Epic Games and Bad Robot Games. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Outside of investing, Ben is passionate about art and personal growth. He serves on the board of the New York Academy of Art and is an artist himself. He authored a book about leaving the boardroom for a family sabbatical in Bali to find a better work-life balance and is also studying Mandarin.

Ben wrote the book "Take off Your Shoes" about his journey leaving his high-pressure CEO role to take his family on a year-long sabbatical to Bali.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Ben shows up

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Assertive
Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Ben cares about

AI in Gaming
His venture fund, TIRTA Ventures, primarily focuses on the intersection of AI and gaming, which he calls “the most exciting corner of technology today.”
Mentoring Founders
He sees himself as being in the “mentoring business,” using his operational experience from running companies like Take-Two to guide the next generation of entrepreneurs.
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Career

Work history

2023
Managing Partner
TIRTA Ventures
2023
Board Member
New York Academy of Art
2019 - 2022
Board Member
Bad Robot Games, LLC.
1-2017 - 4-2021
Board Member
Glu Mobile
2017 - 2024
Board Member
Epic Games
In the press

Media appearances

General Session: Keynote Conversation with Ben Feder, TIRTA Ventures – LA Games Conference. Featured in LA Games Conference
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Education
1989 - 1991
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Harvard Business School
1982 - 1986
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Columbia University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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