David Finseth

David Finseth has extensive experience in the technology and gaming industries. David currently works as a Senior Digital Product Manager at Wizards of the Coast since May 2023. Prior to this, they were employed at Zynga from 2021 to 2023, where they held the positions of Lead Technical Product Manager and Senior Technical Product Manager. In these roles, they led product strategy, managed teams of Product Managers, and championed data-driven decision-making.

Before Zynga, David worked at Kongregate from 2015 to 2021, initially as a Senior Technical Artist and later as a Product Manager. At Kongregate, they worked on various mobile and web games, optimizing graphics performance and writing shaders. David also led feature development for new game titles and conducted user and competitive research.

David's experience also includes working as a MSP Faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 2014 to 2016. There, they created curriculum for toy design, programming, game design, and illustration classes. David also used 3D printers for prototyping student designs.

Additionally, David served as the President of The Amiable Company, a game studio based in Chicago, from 2013 to 2016. David successfully funded, developed, and launched a game title and established a visual style for the studio's projects.

Earlier in their career, David worked at The 3D Printer Experience as a Lead Technical Designer from 2013 to 2014, where they developed 3D applications and created 3D models for printing. David also gained experience in technology support while working as a TSC Analyst at DePaul University Technology Support Center in 2012, providing technical assistance to students and faculty.

David Finseth attended DePaul University from 2010 to 2014, where they pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Animation.