David M. Ewalt (born 1976) is an American journalist and author. Ewalt is the author of the books Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It (2013)^[1] and Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution (2018).^[2]

David M. Ewalt is the Science & Technology Editor at The Messenger.^[3] Previously he was Editor in Chief of Gizmodo,^[4] an editor at The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, and wrote for a wide range of media outlets including The Wall Street Journal and New York magazine.^[5] Before that, Ewalt was deputy editor of Forbes magazine, where he wrote numerous in-depth cover stories on technology companies including Oculus VR,^[6] Magic Leap,^[7] Microsoft,^[8] Mojang,^[9] SHI International,^[10] and Bigelow Aerospace.^[11] Prior to Forbes he was a reporter at InformationWeek.^[12]

Ewalt is regarded as an expert on the intersection of technology and gaming and has been interviewed by media outlets including The New York Times^[13] and National Public Radio,^[14][15] and he was a frequent guest on the live television program Attack of the Show!^[16][17]

Ewalt has also been invited to speak to organizations including Google,^[18] Microsoft Research,^[19] and Huawei.^[20]

In 2013, Simon & Schuster published Ewalt's first book, Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It, about the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. It was reviewed by major publications including The Wall Street Journal,^[21] The Seattle Times,^[22] Los Angeles Times,^[23] Kirkus,^[24] and Publishers Weekly.^[25] The book was picked as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year^[26] and listed as one of Hudson Booksellers' Best Books of 2013.^[27]

In 2009, Ewalt co-created the inaugural Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People and has edited each annual update of the ranking.^[5] The list has received significant global coverage and attention in the media, and Ewalt has appeared as a guest to discuss it on outlets including CNN,^[28] MSNBC,^[29] CNBC,^[30] and Fox Business Network.^[31]