Jonathan is an interactive entertainment executive who has worked in the computer and video game industry for over 25 years, beginning as a Producer at Activision, and having worked as an Executive Producer or Studio Head at major publishers including EA, Zynga, and Warner Bros. Interactive. He has been a business and/or creative leader on a number of major game franchises, including The Sims, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, The Simpsons Game, FarmVille, Words With Friends, Wolfenstein, and DC Comics. At EA, he was the creative force behind the blockbuster game Dante’s Inferno, overseeing the game’s story, development, and trans-media projects. Jonathan lives in California, and is currently SVP and Head of Games for The New York Times, operating and empowering the team that brings daily joy to tens of millions of puzzle solvers, with games like Wordle, Connections, Crossplay and the legendary New York Times Crossword.