Bryan Trussel is the Group Manager for Expanding Platforms in the Microsoft Casual Games group, where he's primarily responsible for bringing the casual gaming experience to new platforms. In the past these have included platforms such as MSN Messenger, Xbox Live Arcade and most recently, mobile devices. 

Bryan has worked at Microsoft for nearly 15 years, starting in development on Windows 3.0. Since then he has worked across a wide range of hardware, software, and entertainment products, such as Microsoft Interactive Television, Windows CE, Sega Dreamcast and games, including “Age of Mythology.” He has worked in Microsoft Game Studios for the last five years.

Bryan holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, with minors in Mathematics and French, from the University of Utah.