Jennifer MacLean

Jennifer MacLean is Vice President of Business Development at 38 Studios, [cite press release |title=Jennifer MacLean Joins 38 Studios as Vice-President of Business Development |publisher=38 Studios |date=19 March 2008 |url=http://www.38studios.com/news/press_show/1 | accessdate=2008-09-08 ] an independent game developer. She was previously the senior director of entertainment and games at Comcast Corporation.cite web|url=http://www.cable360.net/cablefaxmag/departments/advsvcs/18788.html|title=Q&A With Jennifer MacLean: Comcast’s Guru of Fun and Games|last=Brady|first=Shirley |date=2006-06-12|publisher=Access Intelligence LLC|accessdate=2008-09-11]

After beginning her career working with Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier at Microprose Softwarecite web|url=http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/29950|title=38 Studios: An Interview with Jennifer MacLean, VP of Business Development|last=Bye|first=Cody|date=2008-04-06|publisher=Master Games International|accessdate=2008-09-11] in 1992, she joined AOL in 1996, where she became Programming Director for the Games Channel.cite web|url=http://www.igda.org/member/?mid=20030103|title=Jennifer MacLean|publisher=International Game Developers Association|accessdate=2008-09-11]

She is a frequent speaker at interactive entertainment industry events, and has earned a BA in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University and an MBA with a concentration in International Business from the Columbia Business School. MacLean was named one of the "Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women" by Next Generation, [ [http://www.edge-online.com/features/game-industrys-100-most-influential-women?page=0,6 Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women] , Edge Online, 11 Sep 2006] and is Chair of the Board of Directors for the International Game Developers Association.cite web|url=http://www.igda.org/board/#maclean|title=Board of Directors|publisher=International Game Developers Association|accessdate=2008-09-11]

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