Michael Pachter is the leading video game industry analysts well known for his insightful opinions about the state of our industry. IGDA Chair and game attorney, Tom Buscaglia, will interview Michael in this month’s Business and Legal Webinar on Wednesday, 1 October at 0900 PT/1200 ET/1600 UTC. This will be an AMA from Tom about the present state and future of the industry as well as where the opportunities for developers will be in that future.

About Michael Pachter

Mr. Pachter is an analyst at Wedbush Securities providing coverage of the Entertainment Software, Entertainment Retail, Social Internet and E-Commerce & Movies and Entertainment sectors.

Previously, Mr. Pachter spent two years as the Director of Research at Wedbush Securities. Before joining Wedbush Securities, Mr. Pachter served as the Director at Management Resource Center, a middle-market investment bank. Prior to that, Mr. Pachter spent 15 years in various financial and management positions at Atlantic Richfield Company, most recently as Director of Strategic Planning. Mr. Pachter brings over 20 years of experience as a finance professional to Wedbush Securities. Mr. Pachter has been recognized as StarMine’s Top Earnings Estimator year after year and Best on the Street by the Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Pachter holds an M.B.A. from the Anderson School at the University of California at Los Angeles, a juris doctor from Pepperdine University, an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida, and a bachelor’s in Political Science from California State University, Northridge.