Biography

Emily Greer is the executive leader and co-founder of Kongregate, a leading social gaming destination. In 2006, along with her brother, she launched Kongregate with the sole mission of creating an open platform for developers to distribute and monetize their games while providing gamers with a rich, engaging social community and achievement system. Greer led the initial product development of Kongregate, from the first wireframes to live site. Kongregate.com has since been recognized twice by Time magazine as one of the Top 50 websites. In 2013, the company expanded into mobile gaming and has since launched numerous titles on iOS and Android. Greer started her career in catalogs & direct marketing, doing data mining, statistical modeling and strategic planning for retailers such as Smith & Hawken, TravelSmith, and Gump's. Emily has received many accolades and was the first to be awarded the GamesChangeHers Award in 2012 and was named by Fortune magazine as one of the 10 most powerful women in gaming in 2013.