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