Mark Yoseloff, Ph.D. is the executive director of the Center for Gaming Innovation. The center is dedicated to teaching and mentoring the next generation of innovators in the gaming industry. He holds both BA and MA degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate in mathematics from Princeton University. Dr. Yoseloff is the retired chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Shuffle Master, Inc., a NASDAQ Global Markets Company. During his 15-year association with the company he oversaw its growth from a virtual start up to a major worldwide provider of proprietary products for the gaming industry. Under his leadership, Shuffle Master was recognized by Business Week, Forbes and Fortune magazines as amongst the 100 fastest growing and best small public companies in America for five successive years.