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WORLD-CLASS
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Stephen
MacDonald
President Global
SMART HOME
ARCHITECT
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Fahri Diner
Founder & CEO
Plume
Years at Current Organization: 7
First Job in the Industry: Optical component design
Bucket List: Heli-boarding all of the epic mountains
across the globe
Diner is a passionate serial tech entrepreneur. He founded
Plume with the mission of redefining the smart home experience
through cloud-based and AI-powered adaptive WiFi and
by creating a SaaS experience platform for CSPs. The company
successfully grew throughout 2021, adding approximately 1
million households per month. Diner also founded #PlumeStrong,
an initiative seeking to help close the digital divide, in part,
by offering WiFi to low-income residents and by sponsoring a
four-year scholarship program for Black students. When he's
not reimagining the smart spaces world or participating in the
#PlumeStrong cycling challenge, he can be found running the
boutique Skipstone Winery in California with his wife.
How many companies have you worked for? 7
Band I'd go see live: Queen
What household chore could you win a gold medal
in? Steaks on the grill, of course.
If I had a time machine, I would... be in high school
in the '50s. ■
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Content Licensing &
International
A+E Networks
Years at Current
Organization: 3+
First Job in the Industry: Ad
sales for Boston radio station
WROR 98.5FM
Bucket List: Ski all the biggest
mountains in the world
Attuned to the rapid-fire changes
in media, MacDonald has been a
major force behind many of the most innovative and revenue-rich
media content transactions at A+E Networks. He's championed
the curation of an array of new FAST channels that provide the
company a beachhead in the ad-supported streaming landscape,
and he's crafted multiyear deals outside the States with Korea,
Australia, Germany and others that provide a steady pipeline
of premium content to the global marketplace and unlock new
revenue potential.
How many companies have you worked for? 6
Band I'd go see live: The Who
What childhood memento have you kept?
My Bobby Orr autograph
If I had a time machine, I would... Go back
to the Roman Empire. ■
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