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Greg Zeschuk

General manager at BioWare Austin

Gregory Zeschuk (born 1969) is a Canadian businessman who was a VP at Electronic Arts and General Manager at BioWare Austin until 2012. He co-founded video game developer BioWare in Edmonton in 1995 with Ray Muzyka and Augustine Yip, after all three earned their medical degrees from the University of Alberta.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Greg Zeschuk (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1969.¹

About

Zeschuk announced his retirement from BioWare on September 18, 2012. He is currently involved in a number of projects related to the craft-beer industry, including the production of a web-based interview show known as "The Beer Diaries." Zeschuk is also the chairman of the board of the smart playground technology startup, Biba Ventures based in Vancouver, BC.

In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time alongside Ray Muzyka.

In 2013 he shot a very successful beer travel vlog called The Beer Diaries. In 2017 he opened Blind Enthusiam Brewing Co. inside Biera, his award winning restaurant, In Edmonton, Alberta. Then in 2022 expanded the brewing operations to a new location called The Monolith, also in Edmonton, Alberta, specializing in Spontaneous and Wild/Mixed culture beer. In 2023, The Monolith won Gold and Bronze in the Belgian Sour Beer Category at the prestigious World Beer Cup.

From Wikipedia’s article on Greg Zeschuk, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

BioWareFounder¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Alberta³

Zeschuk was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Growing up, Zeschuk played many role-playing games, including Dungeons & Dragons, saying he felt they were "always the strongest experience." During his childhood, he spent one summer making games on his Apple II computer with a group of his friends.

From Wikipedia’s article on Greg Zeschuk (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: physician, game designer, entrepreneur.⁵

Date not recordedFounded BioWare⁴

Personal life

Born1969, Edmonton⁶
CitizenshipCanada⁷

Awards

2013Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement^{8 9}
Date not recordedMember of the Order of Canada⁸

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Wikimedia CommonsGreg Zeschuk photo by Q256, CC BY-SA 3.0