GCP Council Re-Confirmation Vote for John Kennedy

Description

The Tally vote (link 2) for establishing the Gaming Catalyst Program Foundation laid out a process for the creation of the initial GCP Council (Council) to govern and oversee the setup and mobilization of GCP.

https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/53472400873981607449547539050199074000442490831067826984987297151333310022877?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4

As part of that process - three council members were elected and two members are to be appointed by the GCP Working Group (WG) who are subject to reconfirmation by the DAO. All Council Members need to be re-elected after a 1 year tenure regardless of elected or nominated status.

The two nominated Council members up for reconfirmation are Tim Chang and John Kennedy.

This specific vote is to confirm John Kennedy

• John Kennedy has been invaluable to the GCP with deep expertise across venture, gaming infrastructure, and DAO governance
• We will be hosting a variety of events and channels to connect with both Tim and John - delegates are encouraged to join and learn more about each Council member
• In the event reconfirmation is unsuccessful, a new election will be held to fill one or both seats

About John Kennedy Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnakennedy/

Primary GCP Expertise(s): Gaming Infrastructure, Venture Capital Veteran, DAO facilitator John, former Head of Product at AWS GameTech, most recently launched SprintReview AI, a performance management platform for software engineering teams. At AWS, John led the transformation of Amazon's Lumberyard into the open-source Open 3D Engine (O3DE), assembling a team of over 100 developers. He spearheaded AWS services for game developers, supporting multiplayer servers, streaming, and cloud storage for millions of players. As a Core Partner at Underscore VC, John advises early-stage startups on product development and go-to-market strategies. He has extensive experience mentoring Series A-C startups and contributing to high-growth companies like Platform.sh and Acquia. John co-facilitated two Arbitrum GovHack events, resulting in 48 new governance proposals.

In the event that one or both members are not reconfirmed, there will be a nomination period and election to fill the empty Council seats. The council is not expected to pause any operational votes or decision making while the seats are filled.

Elections (if required)

November 1 - Close of Council Nominations November 6 - AMA with Council candidates November 7 - Start of snapshot vote for electing one or two open Council positions November 14 - Conclusion of snapshot and deemed election of top one or two candidates respectively