As a Senior External Development Manager at Epic Games, Stephanie plays a pivotal role in connecting Epic’s game development teams with top talent and partners around the world, building long-term, sustainable partnerships grounded in trust and collaboration. Beginning her games career in 2010 in art and animation, Stephanie discovered her true passion in External Development: cultivating meaningful partnerships between service providers and development teams. With years of experience in game development and art production, she is uniquely positioned to advocate for developers and suppliers in the ExDev space. Now a new member of the XDS Advisory Committee, Stephanie is thrilled to help shape the direction of XDS and support its mission to advance external development across the games industry!