Matthew D. Wilson – Chief Creative Officer
Matt Wilson has worked in the hobby game industry since 1995 as a concept artist, illustrator, art director and game designer and has even managed to get a little writing done in there as well. After working for several game companies, from the smallest startup to the largest corporation, Matt founded Privateer Press in 2000 as an opportunity to create expressions of his own original property concepts.
Since that time, Matt has created multiple worlds, designed several games and produced almost a decade’s worth of successful products, including the award winning WARMACHINE and HORDES miniatures games, the Iron Kingdoms RPG setting, and the latest sensation, Monsterpocalypse. Matt has gathered six of the industry’s esteemed Origin awards and numerous other accolades for the products produced by Privateer Press. Today, he is Privateer’s owner and Chief Creative Officer, overseeing the creative development of every aspect of the company, from game development to miniatures design to marketing.
Sherry Yeary – President
Dr. Sherry Yeary has been managing companies and private grants since 1991. In 2003 she became president of Privateer Press, Inc. and has since helped turn the small RPG game publisher into one of the fastest-growing miniatures manufacturers in the game industry. She attributes much of the multimillion-dollar company’s success to its dedicated crew, who never settle for anything less than giving their best.
Her educational background includes a doctorate in psychology from the University of Washington with a minor in business administration.
Michael G. Ryan – Director of Publications & Marketing
Michael G. Ryan joined Privateer Press in 2013 as the editor-in-chief of No Quarter magazine. Since then, he has served as the publication director for the company’s Skull Island eXpeditions imprint and as the head of the marketing department. In addition to his career at Privateer, he has worked on such notable lines at Magic: The Gathering, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, and Disney bobblehead dolls. He has also published numerous works of both fiction and nonfiction over the years.