Prior to co-founding Akili, Matt was Executive Art Director at LucasArts, the video game division of Lucasfilm. Matt oversaw studio-wide art teams on multiple projects. In addition to LucasArts, he has held Senior positions at Microsoft, Dreamworks, Electronic Arts, and Day 1 Studios. Matt has shipped over 20 game titles including, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Mercenaries, Star Wars: Battlefront, and the critically acclaimed Medal  of Honor franchise. He has spent over seven years teaching college-level computer graphics courses at Cal State, The Academy of Art University and the Art Institute of San Francisco. He also authored the book, “Creating the Art of the Game,” published in 2004, which has become an industry and educational standard.