Speakers

Gina is the Head of Technology (Senior Director of Engineering) on Teamfight Tactics (TFT) at Riot Games. She leads the engineering team, focusing on core architecture, gameplay development, and feature implementation for TFT. In her role, Gina is responsible for driving technical innovation in areas such as AI to build new capabilities that ensure the game's long-term growth and scalability. Gina is active in the local community. She advocates for programs and opportunities in the special education community—particularly access to computer science, assistive technology, and scholarships. She has served as the Special Education District Advisory Committee chair for SMMUSD and founded the Epic soccer program for AYSO Region 20, now in its 11th year. Prior to Riot Games, Gina worked as a Senior Director of Engineering on the Sports Platform team at Electronic Arts (EA), where she led engineering efforts to build the EA Sports app, a socially-driven sports app blending real and virtual sports content. In addition, she served as the global co-chair for the ABLE employee resource group to support families with disabilities. Gina was also Vice President of Consumer Technology at Activision, where she partnered with game studios, business leads, and marketing teams to develop experiences for franchises like Call of Duty across web, mobile, console, and voice platforms, leveraging data and AI. She holds a Master's in Computer Science from California State University.

Presenting:

• Being the Leader I Wish I Had