Bruce Davis
Education	J.D. from Columbia University
Occupation	CEO

Bruce Davis (born 1950) is a American businessman, currently CEO and chairman of Digimarc Corporation. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Formerly the head of Activision, he is known for his role in the development of the video game industry. Activision Inc is an American Video game developer and publisher. The video game industry (formally referred to as Interactive entertainment) is the economic sector involved with the development, Marketing

Davis received a B.S. in accounting and psychology and a M.A. in criminal justice from SUNY Albany. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Accountancy or accounting is the measurement statement or provision of assurance about financial information primarily used by Lenders managers, Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large Criminal justice is the system of practices and organizations used by national and local governments directed at maintaining Social control, deterring The University at Albany State University of New York, commonly known as the University at Albany is a Public university located in the capital of New He earned a J.D. at Columbia University, and began his professional career as an intellectual property attorney with the firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in San Francisco, California. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is an international Law firm founded in San Francisco The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

From 1986 to 1991, Davis was chairman and CEO of Activision. Taking over from Jim Levy immediately after the acquisition of Infocom, Davis has been widely blamed for Activision's mishandling of the Infocom properties and other poor business decisions that eventually led the company into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Jim Levy was initially a music industry executive but he is known better for his efforts as the founding Chief Executive Officer for Activision. Infocom was a Software company, based in Cambridge Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of Interactive fiction. Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the Bankruptcy laws of the United States According to Activision co-founder and programmer David Crane, "Bruce Davis’ biggest mistake was treating video games as commodities, rather than creative products. David Crane (born in Nappanee Indiana USA) is a video game designer and programmer. "^[1]

Starting in 1993, Davis founded and served as president of TV Guide on Screen, a joint venture of News Corporation and TCI that supplied electronic guides and navigational software for the cable television market. TV Guide Network (formerly known as TV Guide Channel, Prevue Channel and Prevue Guide) is a Cable network produced by Macrovision A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation Tele-Communications Inc or TCI was a Cable television provider in the United States, for much of its history controlled by John Malone. The company later merged with Prevue Networks.

Since 1997 Davis has been CEO of Digimarc, as well as being on the Board of Directors. ^[2]

References

1. ^ Frank Cifaldi (December 6, 2005). Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Playing Catch-Up: 'A Boy And His Job: Activision's David Crane'. Gamasutra. Gamasutra is a Web site founded in 1997 for Video game developers It is owned and operated by CMP Media, and acts as the online sister publication to the Retrieved on 2007-04-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.
2. ^ Executive Team (English). Retrieved on 2007-04-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.

External links

• SecurityStockWatch interview with Bruce Davis