Skillz Inc

About Skillz Inc

Casey Chafkin is an advisor and co-founder of FIRY (NYSE: FIRY), the parent company of Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform in the world. In his previous role as Chief Strategy Officer, Chafkin oversaw key strategic initiatives for the company.

He began his career as a market analyst and brand strategist for CarMax before joining AisleBuyer in 2010, where he served as Vice President of Business Development prior to the company’s sale to Intuit in 2012. At AisleBuyer he met Andrew Paradise, and in 2012 the two founded Skillz, the mobile gaming platform that helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games.

Chafkin earned his BS in Economics at Duke University and an MBA from Harvard University. A well-respected authority on mobile payments and performance marketing, Chafkin has been featured in outlets such as CNBC, VentureBeat, and the Silicon Valley Business Journal and is a sought-after panelist and commentator at global tech conferences.