Todd Howard '93

Studio Head & Creative Director, Bethesda Game Studios

Todd Howard is Studio Head & Creative Director at Bethesda Game Studios. He joined Bethesda in 1994 and has created some of the most acclaimed games in history by pioneering open world gameplay with The Elder Scrolls and Fallout game series.

He has been honored as one of the world’s top game creators including The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame, the Game Developers Conference Lifetime Achievement Award, Germany’s Lara of Honor, GameLab Spain’s Legend Award, Develop’s Star Award, Arab Game Awards Industry Legend, and the New York Game Critics Legend Award. Mr. Howard is one of the only developers to create four Game of the Year winners in a row with Oblivion, Fallout 3, Skyrim, and Fallout 4.

Mr. Howard recently directed Starfield, Bethesda’s first new gaming universe in over 25 years. He also produced Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with LucasFilm and the Fallout television series with Amazon. He is currently directing The Elder Scrolls VI, the follow-up to the landmark Skyrim.

Mr. Howard is a graduate of William & Mary and served on the Board of Directors for the Make-a-Wish Foundation Mid-Atlantic, The William & Mary Foundation, The University of Notre Dame Athletics Council, and The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.