# Eric Schiermeyer

> Eric Schiermeyer is an American entrepreneur and Gala co-founder and CEO. A Zynga co-founder with earlier experience at Intermix Media and Myspace, he has worked on social games, game analytics, small-studio profit sharing and blockchain-based player ownership. His later work at Gala connects games with music, film and GalaChain infrastructure.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Gala
- **Organizations:** Gala, Zynga, Intermix Media, Myspace, Luminary, Bee Cave Games, Carnivore Studios, Gala Labs Ltd
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of California, Santa Cruz
- **Known for:** Co-founded Zynga, known for social games including FarmVille, Mafia Wars and Zynga Poker., Helped establish data-informed product management at Zynga., Co-founded Gala Games, which expanded into blockchain infrastructure, music and film.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2007** — Worked in the internet businesses associated with Intermix Media and Myspace.
- **2007** — Co-founded Zynga; worked in product and analytics.
- **2011** — Left Zynga in July.
- **2013** — Became a Bee Cave Games investor and adviser; began Luminary in August.
- **2014** — Discussed Luminary’s small-team, profit-sharing structure and Greedy Goblins.
- **2019** — Co-founded Gala Games.
- **2021** — Former Zynga and Carnivore collaborator John Osvald joined Gala as president of games; Schiermeyer was appointed a Gala Labs Ltd director on July 27.
- **2023** — Filed a derivative shareholder lawsuit against Wright Thurston; faced an opposing shareholder action.
- **2024** — A federal court denied True North’s request for a custodian to replace Gala leadership in preliminary proceedings.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Zynga, known for social games including FarmVille, Mafia Wars and Zynga Poker.
- Helped establish data-informed product management at Zynga.
- Co-founded Gala Games, which expanded into blockchain infrastructure, music and film.
- Established Luminary with a proposed profit-sharing approach for its small team.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Gala announced a transition toward wallet-only access; email login remained available during the transition. This is a company development, not a personal announcement.
- **2026-09** — Gala published its account of an August 18 GalaChain incident, reporting unauthorized transfers from nine wallets and changes to verification controls. These are company-reported findings.
- **2026-06** — Gala published a guide to Playworks, its AI-assisted browser-game creation tool.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gala.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschiermeyer
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Benefactor0101

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Last updated: 2026-10-26