In addition to being a producer at Harebrained Schemes with experience developing multiple award-winning video games, Dr. JC Lau is a speaker, mentor, and advocate for diversity, inclusion, equity, and representation in the games industry, having spoken at the Game Developers Conference, PAX Dev, PAX West, Emerald City Comicon, Feminist Camp, and GeekGirlCon. Her work has been featured on podcasts and in various academic and professional publications.

Dr. Lau holds a Ph.D. in political philosophy and was a college professor in moral, political, and legal philosophy prior to entering the games industry. She has worked at Xbox, and her game credits include the base game and expansions for Destiny 2 and Battletech. In 2017, she established the Bungie Diversity Committee, one of the first studio-based, employee-driven organizations of its kind. In 2019, Dr. Lau received the Alumni Achievement Award and Globally Engaged pillar award for her work in diversity and inclusion in games from Western Michigan University. She is also the recipient of the Amplifying New Voices scholarship in 2019 from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.