Metaverse Advisors

We have a large network of advisors and ecosystem partners with whom we work on projects, gather insight and collaborate to create great immersive experiences.

These individuals make up our Metaverse Advisory Board.

They are trusted experts across technology, business, design, and go-to-market strategy. 

They run their own businesses, provide education, author books, host events, and guide strategy for innovators who are deciding how to develop immersive XR experiences.

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Aaron Pulkka

Aaron Pulkka

Technology Advisor (Unreal)

  • VP of Amber Labs, an Epic Unreal Partner
  • Board Member, XR Guild
  • Chair for the Consumer Entertainment Advisory Group of The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR )
  • Senior Director of Interactive Design, Madison Square Garden
  • Founder & CEO, Rabbx Inc. a game studio
  • MS, Computer Science, University of Washington
Alex Coulombe

Alex Coulombe

Technology Advisor (Unreal)

  • CEO, Agile Lens, Immersive Design
  • Unreal Authorized Instructor Partner, Epic Games
  • XR Enterprise Advisor, The Academy of International Extended Reality
  • Instructor, NYU Tisch School of the Arts teaching live performance for virtual reality
  • Advisor, On Site Opera, incorporating immersive technology
  • Advisor with Unbuilt
  • Designer, VR Consultant, Fisher Dachs Associates
  • B.S. Architecture at Syracuse University
Michael Atkinson

Michael Atkinson

Learning & Development Advisor

  • Co-founder & CEO of SkillsSurge, a learning design, development and technology firm
  • Former Chief Learning Officer at Construct Education, a global online education enablement company
  • Vice Chair, Charter Trust Lands Council at Mountain Heights Academy advising leadership of a large state-wide school in improving student academic achievement
  • XR researcher focusing on mitigation of extraneous cognitive load and improvement of user achievement, motivation, and attitudes
  • PhD candidate Instructional Psychology & Technology, BYU; MS Instructional Technology, Boise State University; BS Psychology, BYU.
Christopher Morrison​

Christopher Morrison

Media Advisor

  • Founder Reality+, an immersive film production agency.
  • Adjunct II Professor, Game Arts Program: Interactive Storytelling, California College of the Arts
  • Writer, director, actor on 150+ entertainment projects including the Werewolf Experience, an interactive cinematic VR short
  • Writer, P&G, Major brand activation for Crest/Oral-B/P&G reigniting beloved 70’s-80’s IP of the Cavity Creeps and the Crest Force.
  • BFA, Independent Theater Studies, Boston University
Ryan Anderson, Ph.D.​

Ryan Anderson, Ph.D.

Clinical Advisor

  • Executive Director, Telos Discovery Space Center providing cognitive therapy using space simulation experiences.
  • Director, Telos Neuro Health
  • Clinical expert using immersive technology to improve executive functions for patients with behavioral health challenges
  • Founder, & Clinical Director, Telos U
  • Assistant Clinical Director, Outback Therapeutic Expeditions
  • MS, Marriage and Family Therapy, BYU; PhD, Medical Family Therapy, Therapy, East Carolina University
Dr. Sana Farid​

Dr. Sana Farid

Strategy Advisor

  • Surgeon, Futurist, XR entrepreneur
  • One of 25 Most Influential People to Follow in VR, 2020
  • Speaker at Harvard Business Review, MIT Entrepreneurship Forum, GITEX, VRARA Global Summit, SSVAR, DimensionXR, Frontiers in General Surgery, XR2020 MENA, Arab Health, XRNext
  • President, VRARA Middle East
  • AI in Healthcare Specialization, Stanford
  • MBBS, Medicine & Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences
Rachel Joy Victor​

Rachel Joy Victor

Brand Advisor

  • Metaverse brand strategist working with emergent technologies (e.g XR, AI, web3.0)
  • Worldbuilder creating cohesive narrative-focused, brand, and product experiences
  • Strategist for Disney, HBO, Vans, Ford, Nike, Havas, Meow Wolf, & Niantic
  • Facilitator of executive education sessions at Activision, Unilever Prestige, WB/Sony/NBCU, Technicolor, UGGs, Crocs, and Red Bull
  • Speaker at Infinity Festival, NAB Show, Future of Film Fest, Atos + SAP DEI Summit, AI on the Lot, PI Apparel LA
  • BS in Computational Neuroscientist and MS in Spatial Economics, USC
Johnny Thompson​

Johnny Thompson

Technology Advisor (Unreal DOTS)

  • Unity DOTS Expert
  • Unity development
  • Youtube instructor
  • BS, Computer Animation and Game Development, California State University, Chico
Syed Ibrahim Ghaznavi, PhD.​

Syed Ibrahim Ghaznavi, PhD.

Learning Management Advisor

  • XR Strategy
  • XR Development consultant (14 years)
  • ITU, University of Oxford, MIT Research, Spatial Computing
  • PhD, MS, BS, Computer Science

Daniel Lemire

Technology Advisor (CPG, AI)

  • 25 years of consulting and enterprise IT management experience in enterprise architecture, cloud and DevSecOps adoption
  • An innovation leader with recent projects in metaverse architecture, XR training/education and consumer experiences.
  • MS, Information Technologies, BS, Business Computer Information Systems, University of North Texas

Jason Harrison

Technology Advisor (Unreal)

  • XR educator, and strategy consultant
  • Utah VRARA Chapter President
  • Unity Expert Certified Developer & Instructor
  • VP of Engineering, Zeal
  • Founder, Harrison Information Solutions

Jason Harrison

Technology Advisor (Unreal)

  • XR educator, and strategy consultant
  • Utah VRARA Chapter President
  • Unity Expert Certified Developer & Instructor
  • VP of Engineering, Zeal
  • Founder, Harrison Information Solutions