About
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) is a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Washington DC.
was founded in 2007 as a professional association dedicated to the continued growth and innovation of the Internet. We seek constructive engagement with government at the Federal and State levels to ensure that the challenges of this still nascent medium are addressed with the full participation of the people and companies that have built the Internet into the powerful influence on society it has become.
maintains that growth and innovation is possible by continued adherence to the founding principles of the world’s online communities, and that openness and freedom will enable the Internet to become a means for citizens in national and global economies to raise standards for all who are touched by it.
Edward J. Leyden is the president of the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA). A seasoned litigator in federal and state courts, Ed currently serves as Vice Chairman of the American Bar Association (ABA), Section of Taxation, and the Committee on Employment Taxes. Ed is also a Contract Advisor for the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Ed is a graduate of Drexel University, and earned his law degrees at the University of Baltimore and Georgetown University.
Joe Brennan Jr. is chairman of iMEGA. He is an online marketing consultant, and previously worked as a Director of Interactive Strategy for America Online, Inc. (AOL) and Senior Editor/Manager of Internet Promotions and e-Commerce at Nextel (now part of Sprint). Joe has developed strategies and campaigns for premiere media brands like Sirius, Time, CNN, Warner Brothers and People Magazine, as well as top sports brands like the NFL, NBA, NASCAR and Major League Baseball. His commentary has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post and CBS News. Joe was educated at Marietta College and John Hopkins University.
Contact Information:
edward.leyden@iMEGA.org
1850 K Street, N.W.
International Square
Suite 390
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 659-0711
Facsimile: (202) 659-0879
