Xbox Cloud Gaming
An original founding team member and co-creator of Project xCloud, Chi co-developed its streaming protocol and helped take the platform from initial concept through executive greenlight to public preview.
Leadership
Great products come from great teams.
Different perspectives. Shared conviction.
Katwalk Labs combines experience building complex technology platforms with a global perspective on culture, consumers and business.
Turning ambitious ideas into working platforms.
Chinweizu “Chi” Owunwanne brings two decades of Microsoft product and platform experience across Xbox, Windows, Surface and Azure Virtual Desktop.
His career has centered on making complex technology work for people: connecting engineering teams, aligning partners and taking new capabilities from concept to real-world use. His work spans cloud gaming, real-time communications, handheld gaming experiences and on-device AI.
At Katwalk Labs, that experience informs an AI-first approach to building products: experienced people directing powerful tools, with clear ownership of product decisions, engineering quality and the user experience.
Selected experience
Real-time communications
Led the turnaround of critical Microsoft Teams audio and video experiences on Azure Virtual Desktop, addressing high-stakes customer needs across a complex engineering environment.
New gaming experiences
Led platform launch execution for ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, and conceived and expanded Default Game Profiles.
Leadership at scale
Led portfolios spanning 11 Windows CoreOS teams across media, display, camera, silicon, AI and GPU virtualization.
Connecting cultural insight with business opportunity.
Enyinne Owunwanne brings more than 16 years of experience in international business development, marketing and entrepreneurship. Her work spans corporate and startup environments across healthcare, finance, education, manufacturing and retail, with experience in New York and Lagos.
She brings a perspective shaped by how people live, what they value and how markets change. Her work connects consumer insight with practical business opportunities, supported by relationships across industries and geographies.
That perspective complements Katwalk’s engineering depth: understanding the people behind a product’s audience and recognizing where technology can create meaningful value.
Selected experience
Entrepreneurship and cultural discovery
Founded Heritage1960, an editorial and retail platform connecting African fashion, lifestyle and design with storytelling and commerce.
International business development
Worked in US business development at trend forecasting company WGSN and held executive leadership roles at Times Multimedia in Lagos.
Design and innovation
Served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Design Innovation, as documented in its 2012–2014 council records.
A multidisciplinary foundation
Studied neuroscience and competed in track and field at the University of Pennsylvania, then earned a master’s in Global Fashion Management at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
Our shared foundation
Build with integrity.
Help others grow.
Create success worth sharing.
These principles guide how we work with our team, our partners and the people who use our products.
Career references describe individual experience and do not imply partnerships with or endorsements of Katwalk Labs.
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