Mike Fitzgerald started designing games shortly after Magic: The Gathering came out in 1993.
[1] His first design was the trading card game Wyvern, which was published by U.S.
[1] This resulted in a contract with Wizards of the Coast to do more designs, including the Nitro (WCW wrestling) and X-Men trading card games.
[1] Fitzgerald is also the designer of the Mystery Rummy series.
[1] Fitzgerald also has a long and successful radio career as an on-air personality.