Amir Satvat

About Amir Satvat

I work in games, but what I care most about is helping people who love video games find work. Over the last few years, the games industry has gone through historic layoffs. I built ASGC to make sure people weren’t left behind. I’m the founder and leader of ASGC, Always Supporting the Games Community, the largest free career support initiative in games. Powered by thousands of volunteer coaches, ASGC has facilitated over 100K free career conversations, partnered with major global events to provide thousands of free passes to job seekers, helped thousands of people land new roles, and built a broad set of always-free career resources across LinkedIn, Discord, and asgc.gg. You can see more about the people, partners, and community members who have helped make this possible at asgc.gg/thanks. Our guiding principles are simple: “We help gamers get hired. Zero profit, infinite caring.” Alongside this work, I’m a Business Development Director at Tencent Games in North America. I bring two decades of experience across Amazon, Veeam, VMware, Dell EMC, and Goldman Sachs. At Amazon, I led business development and strategy for Prime Gaming and served as a Principal Producer for Amazon Games. This work has been recognized across the industry. In 2023, I was named a LinkedIn Top Voice in Video Games, and ASGC received the International Special Industry Achievement Award from the Australian XR Festival. In 2024, I received the inaugural Game Changer Award at The Game Awards. In 2025, I received the Giving Award from Games for Change, the Industry Impact Award from Game Dev Heroes, and the Unsung Hero Award at XDS. In 2026, I received GamesBeat’s Up-and-Comer Award as part of the GamesBeat Visionary Awards. I also advise Vivrato and the Zero Abuse Project, and ASGC supports Gamers for CHOC through its annual CHOC Children’s fundraiser. ASGC has been featured by Bloomberg, NPR, Business Insider, CBC, The Los Angeles Times, IGN, GamesBeat, PC Gamer, Polygon, Naavik, and more. I’ve spoken at GDC, DICE, GamesBeat, MIGS, XP Game Summit, and served as a keynote speaker at gamescom dev, XDS, Game Invest East, and Wolfjam. If you work in games and want practical help navigating hiring, layoffs, or career transitions, you’re in the right place. Follow for real support, real data, and real advocacy. I hold an MBA from Wharton, an MB in Biotech from the University of Pennsylvania, an MPA from NYU, and a BS in Finance from Boston College. My wife and I work remotely from my hometown of Farmington, CT, where we live with our 3 boys, 10 minutes from my parents.

Experience

1. Advisory Network

   Vivrato

   Jan 2025 — Present · Farmington, CT, US

   I support my friend Adam Boyes and Vivrato’s mission to create meaningful change in the games industry.• This unpaid role reflects my belief in Vivrato’s vision to balance business success with community purpose. I provide trusted advice and guidance to help identify opportunities to amplify impact for gamers while respecting the integrity of Amir Satvat\'s Games Community.

Education

• Boston College Carroll School of Management

  BS

  2000 — 2004

• University of Oxford

  Economics, Entrepreneurship And Management

  2002 — 2003

• The Wharton School

  MBA

  2009 — 2011

• University of Pennsylvania

  MB, Biotechnology

  2009 — 2011

• New York University

  MPA

  2006 — 2009