Josh Hartwell

CEO

MObile Deluxe

Josh Hartwell, CEO: With more than a decade of experience in the mobile game industry, Josh Hartwell is the CEO of one of the leading independent mobile game publishers in the United States, Mobile Deluxe. Hartwell evangelizes premium casual games on the mobile platform and has been instrumental to the development and publication of titles such as the Solitaire Deluxe® franchise, JAMDAT Bowling, and the Number 1 seller on Verizon’s deck, Big Win Blackjack.

Hartwell defines the company strategy, shepherds partnerships, and leads finance. His leadership has brought Mobile Deluxe several industry firsts in the US, such as the first freemium app on Verizon, the first cross-app shared economy in the US, and the first peer-to-peer viral game replication technology for mobile. In 2012, Hartwell was named as a founding Board of Director on the Application Developer Alliance, a non-profit group that gives developers the tools, network, and policy environment to propel innovation.

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By Rachel Emeis

Contributing Author & Director, US Innovators Policy Council

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