Renee Gittins is an American game developer and former Executive Director of the

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(IGDA), succeeding

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and succeeded by Dr. Jakin Vela. She also serves as Creative Director at her indie game studio, Stumbling Cat, which is developing the game ''Potions: A Curious Tale''.How One Young Woman Became a Unicorn Indie Game Developer
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Biography

Renee Gittins is the daughter of Carol Gittins and Olympian Boyd Gittins. She received her degree in engineering from

Harvey Mudd College Harvey Mudd College (HMC) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California, focused on science and engineering. It is part of the Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds and resources. The college enrolled 902 undergra ...

in May 2012 and worked in biotechnology prior to joining the game industry. Prior to her appointment as executive director, Gittins served on the IGDA's executive board as secretary and started her company, Stumbling Cat, in 2014. As Executive Director, Gittins promised to focus on sustainable careers and inclusion within the game industry, and has taken a strong stance against the significant overtime hours worked within the game industry. Gittins was named as part of the

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class of 2020 in Games.

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