Board of Directors

Andrew Paradise is the CEO and founder of Skillz. Prior to Skillz, Andrew founded AisleBuyer, which was best known for pioneering mobile self-checkout prior to its sale to Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) in 2012. Andrew has been the founding inventor behind companies in different technology sectors ranging from eCommerce to image recognition to HR technology. Andrew was named to the San Francisco Times’ 40 under 40 class of 2018.

Casey Chafkin is the Chief Revenue Officer and co-founder of Skillz. Prior to Skillz, Casey was the VP of Business Development for AisleBuyer (now Intuit GoPayment). Casey received his B.S. in economics from Duke University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Vanna Mehta-Krantz is an independent director of Skillz and has over 25 years of experience in finance leadership roles at multiple world-class organizations. Vanna qualified for the Chartered Accountancy designation in Canada in 1990 and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1997. Most recently, Vanna was the CFO of Disney Streaming Services during the preparation and successful launch of Disney+ video streaming business. Vanna was also the CFO and a board member for Bamtech Media, which launched ESPN+. Previously, she held three different divisional CFO roles at Thomson Reuters from 2007-2016 including the CFO of Reuters Media, the CFO of Institutional Equities and the CFO of Wealth Management division. Prior to 2007, Vanna held positions at Pricewaterhousecoopers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. Vanna received a bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Kent Wakeford is an independent director of Skillz and has more than 20 years of experience in the technology, digital media, ad tech, gaming and esports industries. Kent is the co-founder and Vice Chairman of Gen.G Esports, which, according to Forbes, is the one of the most valuable esports team organizations in the world. Previously, Kent was Chief Operating Officer of Kabam, where he helped grow Kabam to a globally diverse company with over 1,000 employees in seven countries. Prior to serving as Chief Operating Officer at Kabam, Kent was the co-founder and President of Integral Ad Science, the global market leader in digital ad verification which was acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $850 million. Kent currently holds board positions at FanAI, Inc., B Site Inc. and Gen.G. Kent received an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California.

Harry E. Sloan was the founding investor, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:FEAC). Harry was also a founding investor of Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: DEAC) and previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp. until the consummation of its business combination in March 2015 with Videocon d2h Limited (“Videocon”) (Nasdaq: VDTH). Harry has served on the board of directors of Videocon and as chairman and chief executive officer of Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. and remains a director of Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. Prior to this, Harry served as chairman and chief executive officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., or MGM, and chairman and chief executive officer of SBS Broadcasting, S.A. (“SBS”) (Nasdaq: SBTV), which he founded in 1990. Prior to founding SBS Broadcasting, S.A., Harry was chairman of the board of Lions Gate and co-chairman of New World Entertainment Ltd. Harry currently serves on the boards of Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. (“PRISA”) (NYSE: PRIS), and ZeniMax Media Inc. Additionally, Harry currently serves on the UCLA Anderson School of Management Board of Visitors and the Executive Board of UCLA Theatre, Film and Television. Harry received his B.A. degree from UCLA and J.D. Degree from Loyola Law School.