Alexander Macris
Co-founder, President and CEO, Themis Group, Inc.

Alexander Macris is co-founder, president, and CEO of Themis Group. In addition to providing the company's leadership and directing its key client engagements, he has served as editor-in-chief of the Themis Report, founder and the publisher of The Escapist magazine, and designer of the award-winning Heroes Mini, Settlers Mini, and Death Star Designer mini-games. A frequent speaker at both marketing and game industry events, Mr. Macris has presented at the Igniting Buzz Summit, the International Word of Mouth Marketing Conference, the Austin Games Conference, and the State of Play Summit. He is a graduate magna cum laude of Harvard Law School, where he authored a study on the effects of game design on community growth.

Lecturer: Gamer Snacks: Bite-Sized Entertainment for Hardcore Gamers, Wednesday, 5:00 PM, Salon F