Larry Hryb

Lawrence Hryb, also known as Major Nelson, is an American executive best known as the director of programming for Xbox Live from 2005 until 2023. He later served the director of community of Unity Technologies. He is further known for his Xbox profile by the same name of 'Major Nelson'. His blog "Xbox Live's Major Nelson" provided an inside look at operations at Microsoft's Xbox division. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2001, he was a former programmer and on air host with radio broadcaster Clear Channel Communications.