Christopher van Doren
28 Years in Games | Clear Vision, Strong Execution, Teams That Do Their Best Work
- Role
- Game General Manager at Netflix
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher van Doren
I build products and the teams that ship them. Most recently I was a General…
Experience
Game General Manager
Mar 2022 — Present · Allen, TX, US
Led the development of Netflix Stories, scaling it from a prototype to a 70+ person team and a full-fledged interactive fiction ecosystem. Later, transitioned to Squid Game: Unleashed, guiding it from pre-production to global launch in December 2024 alongside Squid Game Season 2.Key Contributions • Scaling Netflix Stories – Built the team and strategy to support 10+ concurrent stories. • Live Operations – Defined roadmap and ensured steady content releases. • Cross-Studio Partnerships – Worked with external teams to maintain a monthly release cadence. • Business & P&L Leadership – Drove financial sustainability and growth. • IP Integration – Collaborated with Netflix Film & TV teams to bring major franchises into gaming.Squid Game: Unleashed • Led the game from pre-production to launch, balancing Netflix’s publishing model with studio culture and processes.First-Party Publishing Adaptation • Successfully transitioned team from independent to first-party development, keeping teams aligned and nimble and scarppy within Netflix’s structure.
Education
Texas Tech University
Computer Science, Communication Studies
1992 — 1996
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