Skillz CEO and leadership

Casey Chafkin served as Vice President of Business Development at AisleBuyer LLC. Casey Chafkin Founded Skillz Inc. in 2012. He is a Co-Founder of Lookout Gaming LLC. Casey Chafkin oversees AisleBuyer’s strategic partnerships and brand-oriented solutions. His expertise is in retail marketing, brand strategy and performance analytics. He worked at CarMax Inc.,where he re-launched its consumer offer and headed their loyalty research. Outside of AisleBuyer, he co-authored a paper on quantitative trading strategies within sports wagering markets. He is an expert in mobile payments. Casey Chafkin has a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Economics from Duke University and an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School.

Experienced professional with a combination of quantitative and communication skills gained from 15+ years as a corporate finance and investor relations / financial communications executive. Significant experience working with both pre-IPO and publicly traded companies.

Specialties: Financial analysis, investor and shareholder relations, executive/management communications, financial communications, business/corporate strategy review, project management, company valuation, financial statement review, work flow coordination, business development.

Miriam Aguirre, an avid gaming enthusiast, is the Vice President of Engineering at Skillz. Prior to this, she worked as a software engineer for companies including HubAnalytics, Krush Inc., Financial Engines and Hewlett-Packard. She has been featured in CIO Magazine for her passion and efforts to bring diversity to eSports and gaming. Miriam grew up in Los Angeles and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area after graduating from MIT. Today, she can be found leading the Skillz engineering team and working to advance the eSports industry.

Seasoned corporate executive with extensive experience in all aspects of internal and external financial and operational management and corporate and business development in multi-national companies, including IPO, start-up, M&A and turn-around management. Nearly two decades of investment banking experience on Wall Street spanning a wide range of industries and financial and advisory product areas, including public and private debt and equity, M&A, venture capital and restructuring. Interested in growth oriented companies, new ventures and turn-around situations.Specialties: operational and financial management, strategic planning, start-ups, early-stage and scale-up businesses, capital raising, M&A, corporate and business development, crisis management and turn-around management, tax optimization and international expansion. Significant international transaction, corporate and business development and operational experience (Asia and Europe).

Casey Chafkin served as Vice President of Business Development at AisleBuyer LLC. Casey Chafkin Founded Skillz Inc. in 2012. He is a Co-Founder of Lookout Gaming LLC. Casey Chafkin oversees AisleBuyer’s strategic partnerships and brand-oriented solutions. His expertise is in retail marketing, brand strategy and performance analytics. He worked at CarMax Inc.,where he re-launched its consumer offer and headed their loyalty research. Outside of AisleBuyer, he co-authored a paper on quantitative trading strategies within sports wagering markets. He is an expert in mobile payments. Casey Chafkin has a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Economics from Duke University and an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School.

Casey Chafkin served as Vice President of Business Development at AisleBuyer LLC. Casey Chafkin Founded Skillz Inc. in 2012. He is a Co-Founder of Lookout Gaming LLC. Casey Chafkin oversees AisleBuyer’s strategic partnerships and brand-oriented solutions. His expertise is in retail marketing, brand strategy and performance analytics. He worked at CarMax Inc.,where he re-launched its consumer offer and headed their loyalty research. Outside of AisleBuyer, he co-authored a paper on quantitative trading strategies within sports wagering markets. He is an expert in mobile payments. Casey Chafkin has a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Economics from Duke University and an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School.