Mark Rosewater

Mark Rosewater (born May 25, 1967) is an American game designer. Since 2003, he has been the head designer for the trading card game Magic: The Gathering.

Early life and education Rosewater grew up in Pepper Pike, Ohio. He graduated from Orange High School then attended Boston University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication.

Career After graduating from college, Rosewater worked in television as a "runner" before being hired as a writer for the series Roseanne. He received a writing credit for the episodes "Vegas, Vegas" and "Take My Bike, Please", which both aired in 1991.

While working as a freelance writer, Rosewater took a job at a game store, where he found out about Magic: The Gathering from a customer. Since 1995, he has worked for Wizards of the Coast, the company that publishes Magic. In his early years at Wizards, he wrote behind-the-scenes articles about Magic design for the magazines The Duelist, Topdeck and The Sideboard.

Since 1996, Rosewater has worked as a Magic card designer. Prior to December 2003, he was the senior head designer for Magic. He then became the lead designer, later known as the head designer. He also publishes a podcast about Magic called Drive to Work.

Personal life Mark Rosewater and his wife Lora Rosewater have three children.