Lawrence F. Probst III
Lawrence F. Probst III
Chairman of the Board
Electronic Arts
Lawrence F. Probst III is Chairman of the Board of Directors at Electronic Arts, the world’s leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment.
Mr. Probst also serves as the Chairman of the United States Olympic Committee.
He joined Electronic Arts in 1984 and served as the Vice President of Sales until 1986. From January 1987 to December 1990 he was Senior Vice President of the company’s publishing division. He led Electronic Arts as President from December 1990 to October 1997, and was named Chief Executive Officer in May of 1991 serving in that capacity until April 2007. Mr. Probst has been a Director of Electronic Arts since January 1991 and was elected to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors in July of 1994.
Before he joined Electronic Arts, Mr. Probst held the positions of National Sales Manager at Activision, Inc. and National Accounts Manager at Clorox. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Delaware. Mr. Probst lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.
