# Jonathan Strause * Co-inventor of two patented technology platforms: AI-based virtual sports and Hybrid Gaming 20 years of experience leading organizations in video games, gaming, social and mobile gaming, and sports betting. * Co-Founder and CEO of Predictive Technologies Ltd. – a sports data analytics company with advanced prediction optimization techniques leveraging genetic algorithms and learning systems. Sold to an international sports betting company in 2006. * Co-Founder and Managing Director of merchant banking firm the Bellwether Group. (This is the platform through which VMG was acquired from Telewest.) Served major video game companies like Vivendi/Blizzard, Sega, Ubisoft, Naughty Dog, Bioware, and Sony. * Sold first startup (B2B Incubator) to Internet Capital Group in 2000 Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company (LAO/SFO ) - product and branding strategies for market-leading technology companies, growth strategy, and M\&A advisory work for Enterprise and B2B Software companies as well emerging market entry strategies for Oil and Gas and E\&P companies GE Capital – Int’l M\&A & LBO’s; built first database marketing capability for the consumer finance division. * MBA from the Wharton School of in Finance and Strategic Management; BA from Duke University.\ Lives in Washington, DC with his wife Karen and their three kids – Jackson (23), Westley (22), and Olivia (18). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://invincible-gg.gitbook.io/igg_blueprint/company-and-team/igg-management-team/jonathan-strause.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.