Mike van Driel

Mike Van Driel has extensive experience in the esports industry. Mike currently serves as the VP of Game Ecosystems at ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), where they develop business propositions, manages P&Ls, and negotiates partnerships with publishers. Before joining EFG, they worked at Dreamhack AB for several years, first as a Project Manager for DreamHack Open and later as the Chief Product Officer, overseeing the company's core product offering and managing publisher relations. Prior to that, they were the COO at The GD Studio and worked as a freelance Esports Specialist & Consultant.

Mike Van Driel earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Sciences from Dalhousie University between 2007 and 2011.