Andrew Wilson

Early life and education Wilson grew up in a working-class family in Victoria and Queensland, Australia. In his youth he played rugby and basketball at school, coached taekwondo, and played golf, surfed, swam, and ran. In August 2011 he was appointed executive vice president of EA Sports, and he also took on duties as executive vice president of the company's Origin platform in April 2013.

Six months after the resignation of John Riccitiello, Wilson was chosen to be the company's new CEO on September 17, 2013. In his first year as CEO, Wilson initiated a "player-first" corporate strategy, and offered more free-to-play games and in-app purchase options.

In 2023, he restructured the company into two organizations – EA Sports and EA Entertainment (formerly EA Games).

For EA's fiscal year (FY) 2025, Wilson received $30.5 million in total compensation, an increase of $5 million over FY2024 and $10 million greater than in FY2023, and representing a ratio of 260 times more than the compensation of the median employee at EA for FY2025.

Personal life Wilson is married, and has one daughter and one son. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Wilson and his family live in Atherton, California. In 2022, along with several other Silicon Valley executives, he opposed a proposal to allow more than one home on a single acre in Atherton, which is one of Silicon Valley’s most exclusive and wealthiest towns. 2010 — Winner, BAFTA, Games/Use of Online — FIFA 2010 2014 — #5 on BBC.com's list of best CEOs of 2014 2014 — #6 on Forbes list of America's Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under Winner — Motley Fool's The Best Tech CEOs of 2014 2015 — #3 on Fortune magazine's Business Person of the Year list 2015 — #3 on Forbes list of America's Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under 2015 — #58 on Adweeks Power List: The 100 Most Influential Leaders in Marketing and Tech 2017 — Variety 500 2019 — Forbes Innovative Leaders 2022 — Variety 500 2023 — Variety 500