Gracie Arenas Strittmatter

Gracie Arenas Strittmatter is a Director of Technical Art at Electronic Arts (EA) based in Austin, overseeing all technical aspects of art delivery for the Orlando-based EA Sports portfolio (Madden NFL, College Football, and PGA Tour Golf). A 13-year veteran of the gaming industry, she holds credits on AAA titles including Anthem, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Madden NFL, NBA Live, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour. She is passionate about leadership and career development, problem solving, programming, art tools, team building, and effective communication. As the first female university graduate in her family, she advocates for education and the value of women and minorities in tech. Gracie is a global co-chair for EA’s Hispanic/Latino Employee Resource Group (Somos EA), has volunteered with ACM SIGGRAPH for 20 years, and is on the industry board for the Texas A&M Department of Visualization. She holds a BS in Computer Science and a MS in Visualization Sciences from Texas A&M University.