Michael Schmalz

Michael Schmalz served as President of Digital Extremes for 20 years, the Ontario studio behind the iconic Warframe game created in London Ontario. Warframe has attracted over 80M users and become one of the most successful Free-to-Play action-adventure games worldwide. Under his leadership, Digital Extremes was consistently recognized as one of Canada’s top employers and received the Most Admired Corporate Cultures award in 2021. Michael himself was honoured as Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in Entertainment and Media in 2016. He holds a Ph.D. in Media Studies, a Master’s in Engineering Science, and an MBA. Michael currently serves as Board Chair of the Canada Media Fund and Chair of TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario.