Gordon X. Graham, Founder & Chief Executive Officer

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​​​Gordon X. Graham is the Amazon bestselling writer of Heroin(e) : Entropy, Heroin(e) : Hermetic and Heroin(e) : Out of Body. His fourth novel, Heroin(e) 4 : The Principia Discordia, is a prequel to his first three books and will be published in 2026. 
 
A University of Maryland and NYU alum, Gordon is also a chess enthusiast - and a talented player himself. Gordon is a FIDE (FM) Chess Master  with a 2355 peak rating in speed chess, meaning he's ranked in the top 5% of chess players worldwide. 
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hypermodern is a fully integrated Artificial Intelligence - powered digital media company developing a scalable, cross-platform, chess derivative universe spanning AAA gaming, feature film, streaming television, and podcasts — all originating from hypermodern's fully owned intellectual property of Gordon X. Graham’s Amazon best-selling novels, Oscar-nominated producer attached screenplays, an OTT green-lit television bible, and video game storyboards.

The problem hypermodern solves is the fragmentation of compelling storytelling that appeals especially to a younger, diverse consumer base globally, causing audiences to choose low IQ content, with no staying power. We solve this problem while ensuring profitability by concurrently delivering cohesive, compelling, high-quality narratives spanning all forms of digital and virtual media, thereby producing endless iterations of passive income.

At the suture of culture and technology, hypermodern’s original, copyrighted intellectual property leverages AI to accelerate production, lower costs, personalize global distribution, and maximize ROI across every vertical.

Our mission is to build the most profitable and culturally resonant media company of the next decade by combining socially urgent, thought-provoking narratives with always evolving AI-enhanced scalability.

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Jess H. Drabkin, Chief Legal Counsel

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Jess H. Drabkin is a Harvard graduate and currently a partner at Reed Smith LLP. Prior to becoming a digital media lawyer, he worked as a successful venture capital attorney for many years.

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Jess has represented a number of high-profile clients in the film, music, and television industries including Bono, Donatella Versace, and Sean Carter. In addition to his legal expertise, Jess maintains strong industry relationships with major film studios, Big Five book publishers, talent agencies like UTA, and gaming companies—both domestically and in Japan. 

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Additionally, Jess is known for his creative deal-making skills and is a trusted advisor in many cutting-edge deals in the entertainment and media space, including those involving artificial intelligence. He represents entertainment, media and tech companies in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing, distribution, venture capital and private equity transactions. Through this work, Jess has developed a significant practice representing leading artists in the music business, film and television talent and producers, as well as fashion designers, celebrities and athletes in licensing, endorsement, production and content deals.

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A skilled corporate finance lawyer, Jess regularly represents private equity funds, companies, investment banks and investors in private and public financing transactions and fund formation. He specializes in putting together private funds and strategic joint ventures for leading entertainment executives and private equity groups that acquire intellectual property rights in the entertainment space, as well as leading the rights acquisition transactions these vehicles engage in.

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