How did EA CEO John Riccitiello take the news?
“He said that if I was leaving for anything other than going to Kleiner, he’d try to talk me out of it,” Gordon told us. “But he also has a deep affection and awe for what the Kleiner people do. So he said, ‘Oh. That’s different.’ Then we started talking about how I could stay involved; what the transition would be like—and what the good-bye and thank-you party would be like. [Laughs.] So we did that for a little while, and then we started talking about Electronic Arts’ strategy.
