Stephen Plumlee

As R/GA’s Vice Chairman, Stephen provides counsel to the global executive leadership team based on his 22 years of experience at the company. Stephen also leads the R/GA Ventures as Managing Partner.

From 2006 to 2018, Stephen was R/GA’s Global Chief Operating Officer. During that time, he oversaw the company’s dramatic growth and expansion to 17 cities around the world. In 2014, Stephen founded R/GA Ventures and the R/GA Accelerator. Before joining R/GA in 1998, Stephen was Director of Multimedia and Video Development at Byron Preiss Multimedia Company (BPMC). There, he led the design, development, and production of groundbreaking interactive and video projects. Before BPMC, Stephen worked for more than 10 years writing, directing, editing, and producing for film and video as well as interactive.

Stephen holds a BA in Philosophy from Columbia University. He is on the Board of Directors of BRIC Arts l Media l Bklyn, which presents contemporary art, performing arts, and community media programs that reflect Brooklyn’s diversity and creativity. He is also a supporter of first-generation student initiatives as well as the local food movement and open space/farmland preservation.