Carsten van Husen

Carsten van Husen has a diverse and extensive work experience in the gaming industry. Carsten is currently the Founder and CEO of ELEET.GAMES, a unique publisher that combines traditional and blockchain games. Carsten aims to bridge the gap between crypto and core gaming and allows players to participate in the commercial success and decision-making of the publishing label.

Prior to their current role, Carsten served as a Board Advisor for Beirat-BW e.V. in 2020 and as an Executive Consultant & Angel Investor at CvH Consult & Invest GmbH starting from 2016.

Carsten is also the CEO and Founder of Bcon, a company that developed and introduced Bcon Gaming Wearable, which enhances gaming performance when players' hands are occupied or unavailable. Bcon received several accolades, including the CES Innovation Award, German Computer Games Award, and Logistics Game Changer Award. This company also established the first esports pro-team for players with disabilities. Carsten held this position from 2017 to 2020.

From 2014 to 2016, they served as the CEO of Gameforge AG, and prior to that, they were the CEO of the same company from 2006 to 2014. Carsten played a significant role in leading Gameforge, one of the largest browser and client-based game companies in Europe.

Earlier in their career, Carsten worked as the Director of Games International at Tiscali, where they initiated Massively Multi-player Online gaming activities. Carsten held this position from 2001 to 2005.

Carsten's entrepreneurial journey began with co-founding and serving on the board of Gambas Entertainment AG, a B2B2C online games company, which was later sold to listed freenet.de AG. Carsten was involved in this venture from 1999 to 2001.

Overall, Carsten has demonstrated their expertise and passion for the gaming industry throughout their career, from founding successful companies to holding key leadership positions in well-established organizations.

Carsten van Husen obtained their Diplom-Kaufmann degree from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in 1998. Carsten then pursued an MBA degree from Lancaster University, although the specific years of their enrollment are not provided. Additionally, they attended Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, but the exact details regarding degree and field of study remain unknown. Lastly, Carsten van Husen obtained a CESMA MBA from emlyon business school, although the start and end years are not mentioned.