ICRG names ex-Light & Wonder exec Eileen Moore Johnson as board chair

The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) has named veteran gaming, hospitality and transportation leader Eileen Moore Johnson as the new chair of its board of directors.

Moore Johnson will step into the chair’s role that was vacated by Michael Soll, who is now ICRG president. She joins the ICRG after most recently serving as general manager and strategic advisor to The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop, where she helped develop the first all-electric, zero-emissions underground public transportation system.

Before that, she was an EVP and chief HR officer at Scientific Games/Light & Wonder, where she was responsible for global human resources, sustainability, philanthropy, responsible gaming and DEI initiatives. Her gaming experience also includes two decades working in corporate strategy and operations at Caesars Entertainment, where she rose to the position of regional president supervising four major Las Vegas Strip resorts.

Moore Johnson already serves on the ICRG Executive Committee and is a founding board member of Global Gaming Women. Now, she will help to lead the ICRG’s mission to support evidence-based research and provide independent, peer-reviewed resources for policymakers, industry leaders, clinicians and the public.

“The ICRG has significantly increased and diversified its research funding in recent years, and I am proud to help continue that mission,” said Moore Johnson. “I am honored to serve as Chair of the ICRG Board and to advance the belief that science drives best practices in policy, prevention, and treatment.”

“Eileen’s remarkable leadership experience, diverse industry knowledge, and commitment to responsible gaming will help steer ICRG into our next chapter of growth and impact,” added Soll.

ICRG is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 that is the only funding source for scientific research on gambling disorder and responsible gambling in the U.S.

It frequently receives donations from other industry stakeholders. Last October, it was given $300,000 by California’s Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, and also received $200,000 from the proceeds of the 25th Annual AGEM & AGA Golf Classic hosted by JCM Global, an event has raised over $2.8 million to date in support of the ICRG’s research into gambling addiction.

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