Ilkka Paananen is co-founder and CEO of Supercell. He is also a member of the advisory committee of firstminute capital. He is also a member of the board of directors at Zwift. He is an advisor to Cytora. He is an angel investor. He is an entrepreneurial partner and advisor to Atomico. He is a partner, advisor and resident entrepreneur at Lifeline Ventures. He is also the co-founder of Me-säätiö. He has served as president of Digital Chocolate. Previously, he held the position of president at Digital Chocolate. Ilkka is a game industry entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience growing organizations from a founding team to hundreds of people. He holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Management from Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan.