Advisory Board
NYC Game Design Future Lab Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Composed of industry leaders, our Advisory Board brings strategic and expert knowledge to the programming and trajectory of the GDFL cohorts.

Jane Chen
SVP, Integrated Marketing at Live Nation Entertainment

Matthew Cohen
Agent, Creative Artists Agency

Ellen Flaherty
Director of Learning, Ecosystem & Growth, Unity Technologies

Rowan Hajaj
Head of Finance & Corporate Development, Rockstar Games

Yohei Ishii
Investor, Makers Fund

Troy Kirwin
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

James Lewis
Director, Developer Acceleration Program, ID@Xbox

Matthew Lucero
Head of Brand and Product Marketing, BuckLabs - formerly NYXL

Dennis Morgan
CCO & Founder, Harlem CoLab

Krysti Pryde
Executive Director Playcrafting

Jessica Rovello
Founder & Executive Chair Arkadium

Deepa Sen
Senior Director of Brand Management, Electronic Arts

Caden Stobart
Chief People Officer / Head of Operations / Founder

André Swanston
Chairman, Swanston Labs

Alex Takei
Studio Business Director and Producer, Ruckus Games and Show Host, Naavik Gaming Podcast

Jaye Watts
Founder, CEO, Coexist Gaming, Inc

Michael Worosz
Chief Strategy Officer, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

Yiyi Zhang
Founder Women in Games NYC, Community + PR Manager Heart Machine, Inc., Vice President Arcade Commons

Luke DickenFormer Head of AI, Take Two Interactive