With over 20 years of experience as the executive editor at Game Informer Magazine, Andrew’s original works have appeared in hundreds of magazines and on gameinformer.com. He manages the daily creation of original content for print, online, and digital, coordinating the work of Game Informer’s entire editorial team.

Chip is the studio director for Concrete Software, a mobile game application company based in Eden Prairie. A 25 year veteran of the tech industry, Chip has held senior positions at Microsoft Game Studios and Activision. Prior to joining the gaming industry, Chip honed his skills as a Research & Development Specialist at Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California.

Stephen is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His work on motion planning has been licensed for use in games and virtual environments by Relic Entertainment and Electronic Arts. Stephen received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2012 from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill with support from fellowships from Google, Intel, and the UNCF.

Sharon Fischlowitz is a public interest lawyer whose scholarship focuses on the social justice applicability and use of the early medieval legal texts of the barbarians. She teaches law as an adjunct professor at William Mitchell since 2009.

Mike is a fundraising professional for the UofM Foundation, cultivating university supporters by day and keeping his toe in the gaming industry by night. He writes on Magic: the Gathering, art directing the occasional Kickstarter, while proving that gaming is no longer a niche just for geeks, but is chic and responsible for the social impact of its content.