As a part of our #BlackHistoryMonth celebrations, we’re shining a light on members of the WBD community - their impact on and contributions to our workplace, our industry, and our world at large. In this article you will hear from Steven Flenory - VP, Head of Platform Technology.

"I have had the honor of leading an amazing engineering studio called Warner Bros. Games New York, which is responsible for building online technology and providing global IT services for all of Warner Bros. Games. For over a decade, we have led the development and adoption of Hydra, a backend game services stack that allows millions of players worldwide to connect, chat, share and compete.

Just last year, we released our WB Games Account platform, which gives us the ability to reward players and connect them to their friends across any of our games, websites, and apps. Warner Bros. Discovery has used these products together to deliver engaging online experiences to our fans in some of our most popular franchises, including Mortal Kombat, MultiVersus, the Batman Arkham Series, and most recently, Hogwarts Legacy.

As someone who is part of a greatly underrepresented demographic in gaming and tech, I am proud to work for a company that has created opportunities for someone like me to not only participate, but to lead such a mission-critical part of our business."