Tad Leckman

Tad Leckman has extensive experience in academia and the gaming industry. As a Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Cruz from January 2019 to March 2025, Tad taught undergraduate courses in game design, graduate courses in the Games and Playable Media Masters of Science program, and courses for the Digital Arts and New Media MFA program. Tad also served as the Director of Learning and Development and Dean of Level Up U at Activision Blizzard from March 2022 to September 2024, overseeing learning and development initiatives for video game developers across multiple studios. Additionally, Tad briefly worked as a Learning and Collaboration Architect at Accenture in July 2021, focusing on VR and playable learning solutions. Tad earned a BA in English/American Literature and Film from the University of California, Santa Cruz, from January 1992 to January 1994.