Team | Rational Games Inc.

Meet the Rational Games Board

Dr. Mark Young

Negotiation Expert, RGI President

Dr. Mark Young, the founder of Rational Games, is an independent author, trainer and consultant with many years´ practical and academic experience in the area of negotiation, mediation and conflict management skills. His theoretical work is tempered by practical lessons learned as a negotiator in government (US Department of Commerce) and in the field of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions in the US and Europe. Mark divides his time between Cambridge, Mass, Washington, DC and Berlin, Germany.

Denny Meadows

Advisory Board President

Denny is a strategy and finance professional with experience in both the corporate and non-profit sectors. Throughout her career, Denny has enjoyed collaborating with smart, principled colleagues to expand possibilities and cultivate action plans that achieve win-win outcomes. These are the qualities she likewise appreciates in the Rational Games team, in service to an important mission.

Denny earned a B.A. in economics from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. After residing in various cities across the United States and Finland, she has settled in the Seattle area of the Pacific Northwest.

Antonia Simon

Strategic Partnerships

Antonia Simon has an extensive career spanning over three decades in various roles related to marketing, cultural management, and editing. She has been engaged with the Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) since 2008 and has been a member of the Green Party's think tank for culture (LAG / BAG Kultur) since 2011. Antonia is adept at bringing people together and enjoys working in an international environment.

Antonia Simon holds a Diploma in economics (Diplom Volkswirtin) from Freie Universität Berlin. She also studied Romance Languages (Spanish, French) at Universität Heidelberg.

Henk van der Wath

Gamification

Henk van der Wath is a lifestyle gamification coach with a strong belief in the power of play. He brings a unique perspective to Rational Games by integrating game-based methodologies alongside his technical know-how.

His background encompasses various roles in IT Consulting and Behavioral Science. Henk holds an Honors B.Sc. in Information Technology and Management from the University of the Free State. He also possesses certifications in Gamification, Design Thinking and Coaching.

Henk is based in Cape Town, South Africa and speaks English and Afrikaans.

Meet the Administrative Support Team

Jill Tanamal, a Research Fellow and Board Director with a rich background in Southeast Asian studies and corporate communications, is depicted in a professional setting, reflecting her roles in international diplomacy and event management, with multilingual fluency in German, English, Indonesian, and Chinese.

Jill Tanamal Blackbyrn

Board Member, Negotiation Consultant

Jill Tanamal has been a Research Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy Berlin - an institution of the Robert Bosch Stiftung in 2016. Her field of research was Mega Trends in South East Asia with the vision to enhance an informed and holistic understanding of the Southeast Asian region in Europe.

Since 2016, Jill Tanamal is part of the Board of Directors of the South East Asia Leadership Academy (SEALA) which is an initiative launched by the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF). Prior to that, she was Corporate Communications Manager at Bosch Indonesia for three and a half years succeeding in increasing brand awareness in Indonesia by opening up communication channels from traditional media to digital.

Preceding that, she worked for the German Federal Foreign Office as Liaison Coordinator for the second International Conference on Afghanistan. In this capacity, she was responsible for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. She performed similar roles for conferences at the Head-of-State and Ministerial level during Germany’s presidency of the G8 Summit, EU-ASEM and EU-ASEAN. Besides being the point of contact for the UN delegation, she was also a key contact for all ASEAN countries during that time.

From 2008 to 2009 Jill Tanamal was Project Manager for the Corporate Division at MCI Berlin office, handling high-level symposiums for the German government as well as other event formats.

Jill Tanamal is a Certified Event Manager from the IHK (German Chambers of Industry and Commerce). She followed up with Chinese studies from 2009 to 2011 at Beijing Language and Culture University.

Jill is fluent in German, English and Indonesian, and speaks some Chinese.

Georges Saroufim

Negotiation Consultant Intern

Georges joins Rational Games with a strong foundation in diplomacy, political consulting, and international negotiations.

He holds a Bachelor's in International Relations from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), a second Bachelor's in Political and Administrative Sciences from the Lebanese University, and a Master’s in International Business & Negotiation at IÉSEG School of Management in Paris.

He has served in the Diplomatic Unit of the Lebanese President, advising on foreign affairs, with experience in government advisory roles, youth diplomacy, and consulting for ministries and NGOs, with a focus on (PPP) Negotiations and Public Policy.

Fluent in Arabic, French, English, and conversational Spanish, Georges brings cross-cultural agility and a passion for bridging divides. He believes negotiation should be both strategic and human, and he's particularly interested in how serious play can shift mindsets in high-stakes negotiations.