Michael Haswell

I recently joined Jambool to lead its business development efforts. Jambool’s Social Gold platform enables developers to implement and manage their own virtual economies within games and other social applications. Simply stated, Jambool empowers developers to monetize their apps quickly and easily and then to maximize ROI through robust analytics.

Michael Haswell’s Specialties:

Business Development, Strategy, Monetization

Michael Haswell’s Experience

VP, Business & Legal Affairs

Jambool

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

March 2009 — Present (9 months)

Lead all business development efforts, preside over all legal matters, and try not to get in the way of some of the most talented engineers on the planet.
VP Business Affairs & General Counsel

SearchMe, Inc.

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

March 2008 — December 2008 (10 months)

Lead all business development efforts, focusing on relationships that accelerated product development, drove user engagement, broadened distribution and generated revenue. Presided over all legal matters, including intellectual property, site compliance and commercial transactions.
Senior Director, Global Strategic Partnerships

Yahoo!

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Online Media industry)

May 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 9 months)

Cultivated and expanded strategic relationships with Fortune 100 companies. Worked closely with vertical business units and network sales force to achieve corporate objectives and revenue goals.
Director, Strategic Alliances

Yahoo!

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Online Media industry)

August 2002 — May 2005 (2 years 10 months)

Conducted horizontal business development and relationship management for Yahoo!'s largest and most strategic relationships, including Hewlett-Packard, HSBC Bank, Overture, Travelocity and Wal-Mart.
Senior Corporate Counsel

Yahoo!

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Online Media industry)

October 2000 — August 2002 (1 year 11 months)

Served primary legal and secondary business development function on most commercial relationships of strategic significance to Yahoo!.
Corporate Counsel

Yahoo!

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Online Media industry)

October 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 1 month)

Advised sales and business development teams on partnering strategies and deal structures. Drafted and negotiated complex licensing, integration, distribution and advertising agreements.
Associate Corporate Counsel

Yahoo!

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Online Media industry)

March 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 8 months)

Spearheaded outbound licensing program and policed trademark portfolio. Devised and implemented Yahoo!'s first compliance program, responding to civil and criminal discovery arising from user conduct on the Yahoo! Network.
Public Policy Counsel

Netscape

(Public Company; Internet industry)

November 1997 — February 1998 (4 months)

Advised General Counsel and Associate General Counsel, Public Policy on matters of public policy.

Michael Haswell’s Education

Villanova University School of Law

JD , 1994 — 1997

Activities and Societies:

Legal Extern, Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Croatia
Research Fellow and Founding Member, Project Bosnia -- an effort to leverage technology as a means to restore the rule of law in war-torn Bosnia
University of Oxford

Comparative Studies, Computer Law 1995 — 1995
University of California, Los Angeles

BA , English Literature and Communication Studies , 1990 — 1994
Homestead High School