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  • Brian Tanner

    Co-Founder & CEO

    25 years of experience in reinforcement learning and AI, including research with Rich Sutton and engineering leadership at DeepMind.

  • Alex Kearney, PhD

    Co-Founder & Head of Agents

    PhD in Reinforcement Learning with Richard Sutton. Previous work on bionic limbs and recommendation systems (Twitter). Previously Research Scientist at DeepMind.

  • Chris Entwistle

    Head of Game Product

    Veteran game producer and product leader with over 20 years of experience at BioWare, Improbable, and Bizarre Creations. From Dragon Age to metaverse platforms, Chris has led cross-disciplinary teams across AAA, live service, and emerging tech, and now drives product vision at Artificial Agency.

  • Keyfer Cisek

    Head of Platform Engineering

    Former engineering and product leader at Shopify, Clio, and Goody, where he built and scaled teams and platforms serving millions of users.

  • Mark Jaskiewicz

    Engineering Lead, Games (Founding)

    Veteran systems engineer with 20 years of experience on Mass Effect, Anthem, Dragon Age, Call of Duty, and The Elder Scrolls Online, with expertise in world-building tools, online systems, and runtime gameplay tech.

  • Arron Connelly

    Design Lead, Games (Founding)

    Design leader with 10 years of AA/AAA games experience spanning the fields of Design, Audio & UI/UX. Worked in the worlds of Gears of War, Mass Effect & Anthem on systems driving gameplay, behavior, dynamic levels & art content.

  • Eric Fagnan

    Principal Designer

    Specializes in gameplay and system design with 15+ years in the games industry working on hit titles like Mass Effect and Dauntless.

  • Galen Scorer

    Creative Lead, Brand and Content (Founding)

    Creative leader with experience in game marketing, cinematic storytelling, and brand development at BioWare, EA, Inflexion Games, NFB, and the Canadian Film Centre.

  • Natalie Gonzola

    Operations Lead

    Previously Operations Manager at DeepMind, she now facilitates a fun and dynamic company culture while seamlessly managing our operations.

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