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Rudy Koch was previously the co-founder of Fenix Games and Mythical Games, and was also the Chief Business Officer of Phoenix Group.
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Matt Nutt
Matt Nutt was previously COO and Head of Games at Mythical Games and COO at Fenix Games, and he also served as Director of business Development at Square Enix and co-product Manager at Microsoft. Matt Nutt has over 25 years of experience in the e-commerce and video games space. He graduated from the University of Washington.
Munaf Ali
Munaf Ali is the founder and CEO of Phoenix Group and was previously a vice president at Citigroup.
Brett Close
Brett Close was the chief technology Officer and head of product at Mythical Games. Brett Close is an experienced technology and product leader, a dynamic problem solver with exceptional skills in software technology innovation, implementation, product planning and delivery, and the creation and execution of strategic vision.He is a graduate of the University of Kansas and holds a Master's degree in electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University.
John Linden
John Linden is the CEO of Mythical Games. Prior to Mythical Games, he was the President of Seismic Games, which was acquired by Niantic Labs. Before that, he was a Studio Head at Activision Blizzard, working on the Call of Duty and Skylanders franchises. Before entering the games industry, John was the Co-Founder and CTO of Adknowledge and OpenX, and he also founded his own startups, Planet Alumni (acquired by Reunion.com) and Litmus Media (acquired by Think Partnership).
Bill Qian
Bill Qian is the co-founder and managing partner of Cypher Capital Group and the group chief investment officer of Phoenix Group. He was previously the head of global investment and M&A at Binance Labs. He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and holds a Master of Science degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Chris Ko
Chris Ko is the former Co-Founder and CEO of Fenix Games. Prior to Fenix Games, he held positions at EA, Kabam, and JPMorgan. At EA, he was a Group General Manager for EA Sports Mobile and EA Racing Mobile.
Farah Zafar
Farah Zafar is the CEO & Co- Founder at Lyvely.She also is the Managing Director & Group CLO at Phoenix Group. She graduated from Queen Mary University of London.
Cameron Thacker
Cameron Thacker is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Mythical Games. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and then earned his PhD in Physics from the University of California, Irvine.
Bijan Alizadeh
Bijan is a leader within the blockchain ecosystem and has a longstanding track record of spearheading blockchain adoption in the MENA region and globally. In 2015, Bijan co-founded Phoenix (part of the Phoenix Group of companies), which is building one of the largest mining farms in the United Arab Emirates. Bijan also co-founded Phoenix VC, a venture capital firm that has successfully invested $10 million in blockchain startups. Following Phoenix VC’s great success, Bijan established Cypher Capital. It is covering venture capital, public markets, nodes, mining, etc., and is recognized globally with its highly successful track record of investments. Bijan believes in working with visionary innovators and outstanding talent to create a holistic blockchain community, whereby the ecosystem can benefit and grow.
Jung Suh
Jung Suh is the Chief Business officer at Mythical Games and previously was the director of business Operations at Amazon. He graduated from the University of California, Davis, USA.
