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Stewart Kosoy (born March 29, 1950) is a video game industry professional who began his career as a designer in 1986 with NovaLogic, and has since worked as a producer, publishing executive and agent. In 2012, Kosoy joined Todd Tribell to co-found Digital Capital Corporation.[4], a company that raises finance for game developers [5]. Career Kosoy’s first major position within the game industry was doing design consulting for NovaLogic on the game Wolfpack. He was then employed by Taito Corporation as a producer. In 1991 he joined Sega of America, producing Clutch Hitter, followed by Disney's Ariel the Little Mermaid, Captain Planet, Toxic Crusaders. In 1993 he produced Dinosaurs for Hire and The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. The 1994 production of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past completed his tenure as a producer at Sega. Kosoy held the position of Executive Producer at Novalogic and established the company's UK office. Kosoy returned to California and became Director of Development for Warner Music Group. Stewart then became the Vice President of Product Development at GT Interactive Software, being accredited on the game titles Doom II, Duke Nukem, Quake, and Unreal[1]. Stewart left GT Interactive to become the Executive Producer for MGM Interactive, executive producing the title Tiny Tank: Up Your Arsenal. In 1999, Kosoy became an agent, representing development studios for Interactive Studio Management. At ISM, Kosoy assembled the Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (DICE) - Electronic Arts (EA) deal for Battlefield 1942,[2] which eventually led to the acquisition of DICE by EA for $24.5 million.[3] At ISM he represented clients working on such titles as Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare until he retired in December 2011, relinquishing his senior partnership. In 2012, Kosoy and Todd Tribell co-founded Digital Capital Corporation.[4] The company both finances projects and acts [5] as a matchmaker between investors and developers. At Digital Capital, Kosoy takes a primary role in choosing projects to receive private equity placement.[2]

Early life Kosoy was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother worked as an office manager and his father, Louis ran the auto salvage yard. Stewart earned athletic letterman jackets from both Oakview Jr. High School and Niles East High School, both suburbs of Chicago, before attending the Northern Illinois University. In 1972, Kosoy travelled to Europe where he lived in Holland and Denmark. After returning from Europe a year later, he became one of the founders of the Chicago Punk Rock club, TUTS, which hosted well known performers like Pat Benatar, The Cramps, Plasmatics and George Thorough and the Destroyers.

Charitable Work In 2007, Kosoy organized a charity event hosted by his agency together with Starlight Children's Foundation, who create programs to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families. They were able to raise $24.000.00 in the first year followed by another $17,000 in 2009. In 2011 Best Buddies, who create integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. recipient. {{cite