Christianna Barnhart is the new vice president of government affairs at the ESA.
Christianna Barnhart is the new vice president of government affairs at the ESA.
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ESA hires new top lobbyist to represent gaming to U.S. politicians

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Christianna Barnhart has joined the Entertainment Software Association as vice president of government affairs.

She becomes the key connection between the gaming industry’s lobbying group and U.S. politicians. In the past, this has been a critical position on matters ranging from game violence to screen time.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.