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Glenn Walcott is an American business executive based in Seattle, Washington, best known as the former president of DoubleDown Interactive. In the late 1980s Walcott worked as an audit manager or finance executive for companies including Arthur Andersen, Blue Nile, and LOUD Technologies. He became CFO of Big Fish Games in the mid-2000s, where in 2008 he helped secure a $83.3 million investment for the company, which was both the largest venture financing deal that year in the state of Washington, and the biggest ever for a U.S. online gaming company. Also in 2008 Walcott was named the "Small Private Company CFO of the Year" by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

He became president of the online gaming company DoubleDown Interactive in 2010, which was sold to International Game Technology for close to half a billion dollars in 2012. Walcott stepped down as president in 2014.

Education, early years
American Glenn Walcott graduated with a BA in finance and accounting from the University of Washington. In the late 1980s he began working with technology companies in a financial role, and as an auditor he has taken a number of companies public. He worked initially for the "big five" accounting firm Arthur Andersen, where he served as Senior Audit Manager in the Enterprise Group division. He then joined the Seattle-based online diamond retailer Blue Nile Inc. as their Director of Finance, where he was responsible for negotiating $20 million in debt facilities with GE Capital and Silicon Valley Bank. In January 2004 the Woodinville, Washington-based audio company LOUD Technologies named Walcott as their Vice President of Finance and Accounting.

Big Fish Games
After LOUD Technologies, Walcott was hired as Chief Financial Officer of Big Fish Games in Seattle, an online game distributor known for titles such as Azada and Mystery Expeditions. Walcott was there in 2005 when the company launched one of their more popular games, Mystery Case Files.

In 2008 he helped Big Fish Games secure a $83.3 million investment led by the UK-based Balderton Capital, with other investors including General Catalyst Partners and Salmon River Capital. According to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association, it was both the largest venture financing deal that year in the state of Washington, and the biggest ever for a U.S. online gaming company.

On March 4, 2008, Big Fish Games announced that Walcott had been named the Small Private Company CFO of the Year by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Reserved for companies headquartered in Washington State, the journal states the award "honors outstanding CFOs who play a major role in their companies’ successes and in the growth of the local economy."

Walcott served as CFO of Big Fish Games until October 28, 2009, when according to the Puget Sound Business Journal, he left to "pursue new career opportunities." Bloomberg has stated that his tenure "helped lead the growth of [Big Fish Games] from $8 million in revenue to more than $100 million and from 40 to 400 employees."

DoubleDown Interactive
After Big Fish Games, Walcott joined another Seattle online gaming company called DoubleDown Interactive. After being founded in 2010 the company had released a multi-player blackjack game in March, soon expanding into other casino games primarily for use on Facebook. By October of 2010 the company was breaking even and had eight employees.
 * Early years, growth

Walcott joined in November 2010 as President. His first day at the company he spent in Las Vegas meeting with different casino operators. According to Walcott, "The goal was to get the word out about who we were. Even though we weren’t for sale at the time, and we weren’t looking to raise an investment, we were getting our name out there so that when we were ready to look for an investment, people would be familiar with who we were."

The company grew quickly even without substantial outside investment, and according to GeekWire, "DoubleDown has seen impressive growth under the leadership of Walcott and Enell. Before 2012, DoubleDown Casino had grown to 1.4 million daily active users in less than two years as the company mushroomed to 80 employees." The Seattle Times reported that in 2011 DoubleDown Casino was one of the top four social-media games on Facebook, and by early 2012 had 4.7 million monthly active users.

In October of 2011 Walcott and other DoubleDown executives began talking with Nevada gaming company International Game Technology (IGT), and according to Walcott, "we realized very quickly that there was a synergy that could happen there." In January of 2012 DoubleDown was bought by IGT, with the purchase occurring shortly after a December 2011 decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to loosen its stance against online gambling. The acquisition agreement included $250 million in cash and two annual $85 million retention payments, as well as up to $165 million more if three-year revenue goals are met. IGT went up in the New York Stock Exchange by 3% that day as a result. After the purchase DoubleDown continued to grow, and by early 2014 had posted a 57% year-over-year revenue growth.
 * IGT purchase


 * Speaking, corporate culture

Walcott was a speaker at the LA Games Conference in April 2012, where he talked about the Double Down purchase as a case study. Other speakers at the event included the founder of Trion Worlds and Chris DeWolfe, CEO of Social Gaming Network. Walcott has periodically been featured in the media for theatrics at speeches and other business events, as well as for the corporate culture at his various companies. In August 2012, Walcott opened a talk about DoubleDown by shooting 1,000 one-dollar bills into the audience.

In September of 2012 when DoubleDown hired its 100th employee, Walcott and the company celebrated reaching their set goal by hiring a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream truck to give out 1,000 free cones to employees and neighborhood of Pioneer Square. They company also hired a mariachi band to come to the office, and all of the employees and their families were taken on a vacation to Mexico. Walcott represented DoubleDown at Safeco Field in August 2013, when the company was a medalist in Puget Sound Business Journal's annual Washington's Best Workplaces competition.

In July of 2013, DoubleDown and other local technology companies such as Microsoft and Amazon campaigned to preserve Seattle's annual 4th of July fireworks show. When Walcott announced his departure from DoubleDown some months later, Seafair representatives attended the departure party as pirates and knighted him the “Duke of DoubleDown” and “Defender of Seattle Fireworks.” According to Walcott, "Being knighted by Seafair is one of the greatest honors of my career. Seafair represents everything I hold valuable, including creation of joy for their beloved city.”

On February 27, 2014, it was announced the Walcott was stepping down as president, shortly after the departure of both DoubleDown co-founders. Walcott stated the departure was on positive terms, and that "we have great leadership and a skilled team at DoubleDown and at IGT, and Greg [Enell] and I are excited and confident to see this business continue to grow as we depart." According to GeekWire, Walcott and his family are moving to Southern California in summer of 2014, where Walcott expects to be involved in ”some awesome technology venture” in the coming months.
 * Depature

Personal life
Walcott and his wife Michelle have two daughters together, and live in Seattle, Washington.