Christopher V. Sherman
Executive Director, Founder
Show Initiative, LLC

Chris Executive Director and Founder of Show Initiative, LLC. With more than 17 years experience, Chris has been at the intersection of media and technology since the early 1990s, having founded numerous companies during that time. In 2003 Mr. Sherman founded Show Initiative with the creation of the Austin Game Conference (AGC).  Chris has been involved in a variety of startups including three media companies, a web services company managing investment portfolios for angel investors, an online music company, a grid computing company and an ecommerce firm dedicated to horror and Halloween related merchandise. Prior to all this Chris launched UGO, LLC which went on to become one of the leading online media networks catering to men aged 18 to 34. Prior to founding UGO, Chris was the founding publisher of Multimedia Wire (MMWIRE), a daily subscription based fax newsletter for the video game industry. He participated in the launch of the E3 Expo with the production of the E3.net web site and contributing to the E3 Show Daily.