The People Behind GDAI

GDAI is built by the industry, for the industry. A collective of leaders, creators and contributors shaping the future of game development in India.

The Secretariat

The core team runs GDAI's day-to-day operations and drives its initiatives forward. They work closely with members, partners and the wider community to build and grow the ecosystem.

Shruti Verma

CEO

Machaiah Kalengada

Director- Partnerships & Initiatives

Swati Sudhakaran

Director- Incubation & Govt Affairs

Prannay C Suvarnaa

Manager- Partnerships & Events

Sucharitha Palata

Senior Executive – Incubation & Global Outreach

V Varun Chowdary

Senior Executive- Community & Memberships

Manish Agarwal

Humyn Labs & KGeN, Ex- Nazara

Manvendra Shukul

Lakshya Digital

Nitish Mittersain

Nazara

Rajan Navani

Jet Synthesys

Rajesh Rao

Ex- Dhruva Interactive

Sean (Hyunil) Sohn

Krafton

Sridhar Muppidi

Yesgnome

Akshat Rathee

Nodwin Gaming

Anando Banerjee

Lakshya Digital

Anuj Tandon

BITKRAFT Ventures

Dayanidhi MG

Electronic Arts (EA)

Deepak Gurijala

1312 Interactive

Deepak M V

Nazara

Harish Chengaiah

Outlier Games

Imtiaz Hussain

Fanzai

Joseph Kim

Lila Games

Kartik Prabhakara

Aream Global

Keerti Singh

Hitwicket

Kinshuk Sunil

Second Quest

Mario Royston

Weloadin Studio

Nikhil Chandran

Tilt Labs

Oliver Jones

Bombay Play

Roby John

SuperGaming

Tanay Tayal

Gajabuja

Vaibhav Chavan

underDOGS Studio

Yadu Rajiv

Second Quest

Manvendra Shukul

Lakshya Digital

Chair

Akshat Rathee

Nodwin Gaming

GC Representative

Dayanidhi MG

Electronic Arts (EA)

GC Representative

Harish Chengaiah

Outlier Games

GC Representative

Keerti Singh

Hitwicket

GC Representative

Vibhor Kukreti

Apple

Industry Contributor

Sridhar Muppidi

Yesgnome

Chair

Mario Royston

Weloadin Studio

GC Representative

Yadu Rajiv

Second Quest

GC Representative

Raju Patil

Lakshya Digital

Industry Contributor

Ganesh S

Industry Contributor

Shagun Shah

Industry Contributor

Dr. Bala Krishna Annaluri

Backstage Pass

Industry Contributor

Yathirajan Varadharajan

Monolith

Rajan Navani

Jet Synthesys

Chair

Deepak M V

Nazara

GC Representative

Imtiaz Hussain

Fanzai

GC Representative

Kinshuk Sunil

Second Quest

GC Representative

Nikhil Chandran

Tilt Labs

GC Representative

Oliver Jones

Bombay Play

GC Representative

Tanay Tayal

Gajabuja

GC Representative

Raviteja Mantena

Industry Contributor

Ranbeer Hora

Industry Contributor

Manish Agarwal

Humyn Labs & KGeN, Ex- Nazara

Chair

Deepak Gurijala

1312 Interactive

Co- Chair

Vaibhav Chavan

underDOGS Studio

Co- Chair

Mario Royston

Weloadin Studio

GC Representative

Oliver Jones

Bombay Play

GC Representative

Goutham Dindukurthi

Industry Contributor

Mukesh Dev

Industry Contributor

Hiten Dodiya

Industry Contributor

Nitish Mittersain

Nazara

Chair

Roby John

SuperGaming

Co- Chair

Anuj Tandon

BITKRAFT Ventures

GC Representative

Kartik Prabhakara

Aream Global

GC Representative

Nikhil Chandran

Tilt Labs

GC Representative

Justin Shriram Keeling

Industry Contributor

Tomoharu Urabe

Industry Contributor

Tanu Jain

Reboot Game Studios