Kay Arutyunyan is the General Manager of CounterPunch, a Virtuos Studios and one of the studios original founders. She leads a team of AAA game cinematic experts who focus on quality, dependability, and collaboration. Based in Los Angeles, Kay and her North American team build pipelines to support partners with pre-production, previs, rigging and animation. With a background in finance and securities banking partnered with nearly 2 decades in the industry, Kay specializes in analyzing, pipeline planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Outside of Games, Kay is a nature and travel enthusiast.