Vice President, TriplePoint (San Francisco)

Sean Kauppinen has represented videogames and gaming hardware since 1995, working on more than 400 titles in his career.

He is responsible for consulting, business development, branding, and for providing strategic counsel to a wide range of clients, from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups, while handling international operations for TriplePoint.

Sean currently holds advisory board positions with the GC Developers Conference and GC Asia Conference. He is a regular contributor to Gamers Magazine and frequently speaks at industry events around the world on marketing, PR, community development, business development, and designing ideas to be successful in the digital entertainment market.

A respected member of the game industry, Sean contributes on a pro bono basis to the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and the International Game Developers Association.

Previously Sean has served as Head of Product PR for Sony Online Entertainment, and held PR and marketing management positions at Ubisoft, bleem!, 3dfx, and Golin/Harris. His career began with Morgen-Walke Associates where he worked on IPOs and provided investor relations counsel for technology, and consumer product companies. Sean holds a BA in Cinema Writing and Directing from San Francisco State University.