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Michael Chang

Commander · DISC type D
General Manager at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Michael Chang is the General Manager at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, leveraging over 25 years of experience in venture capital and gaming. His career includes senior corporate development roles at NCSOFT and Electronic Arts, where he focused on M&A, strategy, and investments. He holds both a B.S. and M.S. from Stanford University.

Outside of his professional life, Michael is a passionate, lifelong gamer who has spent thousands of hours playing titles like World of Warcraft and Apex Legends. He frequently attends industry events like Gamescom, valuing the opportunity to connect with friends and peers in the gaming community.

He humorously described his new role at Arbitrum as a gig he took "to hang out with some cool kids and fund some friends."

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
General Manager
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Risk-Taker
Impact-Driven
Decisive

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Gaming Investments
Currently leads investment strategy at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, focusing on equity checks between $1-5M for gaming and gaming-related startups.
M&A Strategy
Led corporate development and M&A at major gaming companies NCSOFT and Electronic Arts, overseeing acquisitions and strategic partnerships.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
General Manager
Arbitrum Gaming Ventures
1-2015 - 12-2020
SVP Corporate Development
NCSOFT
6-2010 - 6-2013
Senior Director, Corporate Development
Electronic Arts
9-2008
Managing Director
Mavent Partners, LLC
8-2006 - 8-2008
Vice President
Bertram Capital
In the press

Media appearances

A Conversation with Michael Chang: Arbitrum Gaming Ventures’ New General Manager. Featured in Medium (Arbitrum Gaming Ventures)
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Games Veteran Michael Chang Joins Arbitrum Gaming Ventures as General Manager. Featured in Le Lezard
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Education
1996 - 1998
M.S.
Stanford University
1992 - 1996
BS
Stanford University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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