Primary Job Title Chief Executive Officer Primary Organization Athena Worlds
Location Wales, Cumbria, United Kingdom Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Female
Website www.janewhittaker.com LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Jane has been in the interactive entertainment industry for over 30 years, rising from the ranks of trainee programmer to Vice President levels in the industry. Jane has secured a number of accolades including multiple winner of the Programmer Of The Year Awards, Best Game Award, Best Licenced game and a slew of other achievements.
"I
remember very well the Alien vs Predator development for the Atari Jaguar game system!! Jane worked his ass off. He came through and we got a great game. Thanks Jane!!" - Sam Tramiel, CEO/President Atari
"Jane Whittaker lead some of the key titles in our time together at EA. I am also well aware of his great track record before and after our time together. I consider him (like myself) a sage guru of the deep knowledge of the gaming industry!" - Richard Garriott de Cayeux
"I was fortunate enough to work with Andrew (Jane) Whittaker on the Alien Vs Predator development crew. Andrew's dedication to the project helped get us to the finish line, overcoming numerous challenges along the way. Andrew brought his unique vision and applied his engineering expertise to make AvP a better game... we achieved our shared goal to build an engaging game-play experience that raised the bar for console games " - James Purple Hampton, Producer, Alien Vs Predator, Atari
"It's not often one gets the chance to work with a prodigy, but I believe Jane to be just that. Jane is an extraordinary force of nature and a towering talent. Of course he's too modest to agree, but damn it, he's Mozart to me" - Kevin Godley, multi award winning director, musician, technologist, founder 10CC, Godley and Creme.
"Few games developers have been as simultaneously influential and unsung as Jane Whittaker" - RetroGamer Magazine
"I want to add my recommendation and a big SALUTE! to a good person and very accomplished senior game designer and coder.I can recommend Jane as a person, as a game professional, and a very senior executive. I would love to work with Jane again..." - JW Wild Bill Stealey, co-founder (with Sid Meier), Microprose Software and Civilization franchise
"At First Class Simulations and Excalibur Publishing we have had the pleasure of more than a decade of collaboration with Jane Whittaker, producing some of the finest and most popular simulation products in the world" – Robert Stallibrass, Managing Director Excalibur Publishing
"Jane is a real games industry hero" - Pavel Sebor, CEO of SCS Software, developer of the smash hit Euro Truck Simulator
"One of the finest minds in game design" -Jer Horwitz, Gamepro Magazine USA
