Mark DeLoura is an engineer and game developer who worked as Senior Advisor for Digital Media in the Obama White House. Prior to joining the administration, Mark worked nearly twenty years in the game industry, holding strategic, business, and technology leadership positions at companies like Sony, Nintendo, Google, Ubisoft, and THQ. 

As a passionate proponent for making computer science and game development more accessible, Mark has cultivated a broad perspective, working for the government, for publishers, developers, platform holders, and as a journalist. His Game Programming Gems series of technical books, former role as editor-in-chief of Game Developer magazine, and presentations around the globe have introduced many aspiring developers to the joy of creating games.

You can follow Mark on Twitter here, and read his weekly newsletter on games, coding, and making, the Level Up Report, which is always pinned to the top of his Twitter feed.