Who We Are
About The Geena Davis Institute
Since 2004, the Geena Davis Institute (GDI) has worked to mitigate unconscious bias while creating equality, fostering inclusion, and reducing negative stereotyping in entertainment and media. As a global research-based organization, the Institute provides research, direct guidance, and thought leadership aimed at increasing representation of marginalized groups within six identities: gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, disability, age, and body type. Because of its unique history and position, the Institute can help achieve true equity in media in a way that few organizations can.
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With support from the Oak Foundation, the Institute presents the GDI Playbook: a resource to help video game creators build characters and narratives that better reflect today’s diverse gaming audience.
Learn more about the Institute at geenadavisinstitute.org.
The GDI Gaming Advisory Council
We have brought together leaders in the industry to form the GDI Global Gaming Advisory Council, which guides the development of this initiative. We appreciate the council's invaluable contributions to this pioneering effort toward inclusive on-screen representation in games!
Adrian Ledda
Director of Inclusive Game Design
Anna Rafferty
Senior Vice President, Digital Consumer Engagement
Alyssa Mendoza
Head of DE&I Business Integration
Benjamin Williams
Principal Project Manager
David Kleeman
SVP, Global Trends
Katie Stone Perez
Principal Program
Manager Lead
Susanna Pollock
President
Takako Maeda
Globalization Inclusivity Content Manager
Kelly Sue DeConnick
Principal
Rebecca Tatlock-Marijan
Founder
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Tami Bhaumik
VP, Civility &
Partnerships
Jesyca Durchin
Senior Producer
Dan Sun
Diversity & Inclusion in Gaming Advocate
Alan Fu
DEI North America, Games & DTC
Eve Crevoshay
Executive Director
Marie-Claire Isaaman
CEO
Maya Loréal
Director, Inclusive Games and Content
Joanie Kraut
CEO
Dom Shaw
EDI Coordinator
Taylor Perkins
Director of Business Development, Strategy, and Strategic Partnerships
Sarah Dannenbaum
Vice President, Growth and Marketing
The GDI Junior Advisory Council
The New York Videogame Critics Circle’s student interns join us as paid members of the GDI Junior Advisory Council. We are honored to share their voices and perspectives with you through their writing, which is featured in Key 3 of the GDI Playbook.
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Thank you Theresa Afful, Makeda Byfield, Jade Entien, Ronald Gordon, Kimari Rennis, and Khloe Wilkerson. LEARN MORE HIDDEN LINK
Credits & Acknowledgements
The content for this website was curated and created by the Geena Davis Institute's research and development team. Additionally, we would like to thank the following contributors who made this website possible.
NaJuana Lee, Ph.D.
Web Designer
Excelled Learning Solutions, LLC.
supported by
Oak Foundation
translations by
Keywords Studios
