ELAN LEE

Elan Lee is a professional technologist and storyteller.  His pioneering work in entertainment has spanned everything from multiple startups raising millions of dollars to creating the Alternate Reality Game genre.  Elan started his career at the Microsoft Games Studio where he was a Lead Designer on the original Xbox.  He next co-founded and served as the Vice President of 42 Entertainment (the company behind I Love Bees, Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero, and The Dark Knight). Elan was also the Co-Founder of EDOC Laundry, a company that embeds secret narratives in clothing, and the Founder and Chief Creative Officer for Fourth Wall Studios in Los Angeles.  He is currently the Chief Design Officer for Xbox Entertainment Studios.

Elan has spoken all over the world on the future of gaming.  He has won a Primetime Emmy for the series Dirty Work and the 2012 IndieCade Trailblazer Award for a Distinguished Career in Interactive Entertainment.

He has been featured in WIRED Magazine, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and the Wall Street Journal.  He has also won awards for Best Web Game of the Year, Best Advertising Campaign of the Year, and Best Idea of the Year.