DAN SCHERLIS

CEO, Etherplay – www.etherplay.com

Dan Scherlis (Dan@Scherlis.com) is CEO of Etherplay, mobile game developers and consultants. As CEO of Turbine, Dan produced the massively-multiplayer Asheron’s Call for Microsoft, and also partnered with Sega and Sony. Previously, Dan established game-publishing for Papyrus Design (now a Vivendi studio) and produced IndyCar Racing. Dan recently directed content strategy for Comverse Mobile Entertainment. He created new online publications for Ziff-Davis Interactive/AT&T, and led a market-analysis team at HBO.

Dan is Contributing Editor for Mobile Entertainment Analyst, and an Associate of MTGP, strategic advisors for digital media & technology ventures. He serves on the Mobile Entertainment Forum’s U.S. steering committee, and on advisory boards for content companies, including FloodGate and CogniToy.  Dan holds AB, AM (Linguistics), and MBA degrees from Harvard.