Joost van Dreunen

Joost van Dreunen is an academic and entrepreneur with an expertise in video games. He teaches at the NYU Stern School of Business and is author of One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games. Previously Joost was co-founder and CEO of SuperData Research, a games market research firm, which was acquired by Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) in 2018. He is an investor and advises funds and firms active in interactive entertainment.

Joost is considered “the top academic in the $160 billion video games industry.” He is a widely read columnist, speaker, and thought leader, and publishes a weekly newsletter on gaming, tech, and entertainment called SuperJoost Playlist. Joost received a MA from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD from Columbia University. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Janelle and son Maximus.