Katie Stern is the Game Developers Conference’s new general manager

The Game Developers Conference has named Katie Stern as its new general manager starting on August 7. She’s taking over for industry vet Meggan Scavio, who resigned in May after 18 years in the role.

Though Stern hasn’t led any games events before, she has years of experience in the tech space and has spearheaded events for GDC’s parent company, UBM Tech. She was the event director DesignCon, an industry show for engineers in the communications and semiconductor sectors, and she cofounded Designers for Things, a conference centered around wearable tech, 3D printing, and the internet of things. More recently, she was the director of event services for the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit focused on open-source tech development.