Vice President, International, Second Life

Gene Yoon leads the development of international efforts for Second Life. He also handles corporate and business development and currently serves as the company's general counsel. Prior to Linden Lab, he was general counsel and corporate secretary at Airespace, a wireless LAN equipment company, where he negotiated key strategic relationships, including the sale of the company to Cisco Systems. Before joining Airespace, he was a principal at KTB Ventures, leading the firm's investments in wireless communications, networking equipment and semiconductors. Gene worked with the Airespace founders prior to joining KTB, while consulting with portfolio companies of Storm Ventures. He practiced law at Venture Law Group, advising many technology startups and venture capital firms, and at Kirkland & Ellis in New York, where his practice focused on leveraged buyouts and other complex corporate transactions. He received an A.B. degree from Princeton University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

• Session: Reality Bites: The Future of Gaming + Virtual Worlds 2.0

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