Andy Gavin

Andy Gavin
Gavin smiling to the camera, wearing sunglasses
Gavin in 2009
Born
Andrew Scott Gavin

(1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 (age 54)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationHaverford College (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • game designer
  • novelist
  • programmer
Years active1984–present
EmployerNaughty Dog (1984–2004)

Andrew Scott Gavin (born June 11, 1970) is an American video game programmer, entrepreneur, and novelist. Gavin co-founded the video game company Naughty Dog with childhood friend Jason Rubin in 1986, which released games including Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter.[1] Prior to founding Naughty Dog, Gavin worked in LISP at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.[2]

  1. ^ "Death Match: The Hit Squad". Wired. Vol. 9, no. 5. May 2001.
  2. ^ "Franz Inc Customer Applications: Naughty Dog Software". Franz.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.