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John Osvald is the former President of Games at Gala Games, where his role was to oversee games in development. He previously pursued an MBA at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Eric Schiermeyer
Eric Schiermeyer is the co-founder and CEO of Gala Games and a graduate of the University of California.
Michael McCarthy
Michael McCarthy is the co-founder and studio director of Gala Games, and has been working in the gaming industry for 20 years. Previously, he was the game director at Sandbox Games.
Jason Brink
Jason "BitBender" Brink is the co-founder and CEO of Datagram Network. Jason's vision for DataGram is not only to revolutionize decentralized infrastructure but also to address critical global challenges such as systemic economic inefficiencies. His journey toward making a tangible difference in the developing world began with his creation of the AidDollar concep. The AidDollar was designed to fix the broken foreign aid system by using blockchain technology to ensure that aid reached those who needed it most. However, navigating governmental and NGO bureaucracy made implementing this solution difficult. This frustration ultimately led Jason to explore the gaming industry as a way to drive wealth transfer, particularly through play-to-earn and play-to-own models. In his previous role as President of Blockchain at Gala Games, Jason "BitBender" Brink spearheaded one of the most ambitious depin projects in existence. Under his guidance, Gala Games developed a decentralized storage solution that currently supports 85% of all DHT (Distributed Hash Table) servers running IPFS (InterPlanetary File System), a critical protocol for peer-to-peer storage and data sharing. This network has enabled a vast ecosystem of decentralized applications and content sharing, highlighting Jason’s expertise in building robust, scalable blockchain infrastructure. As CEO of DataGram, Jason is expanding this mission by leveraging decentralized technology to create more antifragile and resilient distributed systems to grow the decentralized world in a sustainable manner.
