Outspark

Outspark is building an online playground with free video games and engaging communities. Working with talented developers around the world, the company will offer a broad range of titles from genres including fantasy role-playing, puzzle and sports. Come for the games, stay for the community.

Outspark is also providing studio services and technical support to media companies seeking to extend the popularity of their franchises into an interactive playground. The company's executive and production teams have a deep understanding of how to merge the cinematic experience inherent in film and television with an online community destination to provide a complete entertainment experience for consumers.

Susan Choe (CEO):

Susan draws upon her more than 12 years of international business management in the video game, internet and financial services industries to lead Outspark's efforts to reshape online gaming in the U.S. Prior to founding Outspark, Susan most recently served as COO at NHN USA, where she led the US game market entry for Asia's flagship game portal, NHN/Hangame.

Susan also served in many capacities at Yahoo! As director of international operations she supported Yahoo's 25 international operations, as international director of Yahoo! Games, where she defined and implemented premium games growth strategy, and as director of Corporate Development, where she led investments and acquisitions efforts across games, communities and music. Susan's other experiences include seven years in financial services working as global Corporate Development lead for CSFBDIRECT's online broking partnerships in U.K., Japan and Hong Kong, Merrill Lynch's research group, and American Express' first online business management team. Susan holds a master's degree in international finance and business from Columbia University, and a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from UC Irvine.