CEO & Founder

Robert MacInnis, Ph.D., is CEO & Co-founder of FogCoin and ActiveAether, CEO & Founder of AetherWorks LLC, and Partner at BlueBear Capital. An expert in distributed systems and pioneer in Fog Computing, Robert holds several patents in the space, and previously built and brought to market AetherStore, distributed storage software, still in use by tens of thousands across the globe.

In tandem with ventures in online gaming software and location-based advertising, Robert completed his post-graduate research at the University of St Andrews and was awarded his Ph.D. in 2010 for a thesis entitled “A Scalable Architecture for the Demand-driven Deployment of Location-neutral Software Services”. His work is the foundation for the now-patented ActiveAether architecture enabling the FogCoin marketplace.

Robert received a B. Sc. Honours (First Class) in Computer Science from the University of St Andrews in 2005. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife, and is an all-star goalkeeper for the AetherWorks coed soccer team.

Chief Operating Officer

Allan has been COO at AetherWorks for the last 7 years and is Co-founder for distributed computing products FogCoin & ActiveAether, and AetherStore. Allan is on the board of advisors at mixed reality firm Eazel, is a member of the Forbes New York City Business Council, a contributor on the Forbes network, and co-author of the FogBlog at InfoWorld, by IDG.

He received a B.Sc. with Honors in Computer Science from the University of St Andrews in 2005, ranked the number one computer science program in the UK, and was the winner of the Enterprising Mathematics Scotland award.

A seasoned entrepreneur, Allan brings extensive experience in the wireless sector. He bootstrapped his first company, ITOnsite, where he won the Scottish Institute for Enterprise award for “Best Overall Business” in 2005. In 2008 he returned to wireless from finance to join the management team at Kelvin Connect. Overseeing the deployment of their solution throughout the UK, he led the company through its acquisition by Airwave Solutions, now Motorola, in 2011.

Outside of work, you’ll find Allan teaching his American children how to play cricket at parks throughout New York.

Marketing & Communications Manager

Shannon Cody is a Co-founder at ActiveAether and Marketing & Communications Manager at AetherWorks LLC. Shannon is experienced at marketing complex distributed systems software, and previously designed and executed the global marketing strategy for distributed storage solution, AetherStore, acquiring 30,000+ users within months of product launch.

Shannon is a member of the Open Fog Consortium’s Marketing Working Group, working alongside industry experts to facilitate the global adoption and interoperability of Fog Computing. She is also Co-organizer of the NYC Fog Computing Meetup. Her past experience includes work in advertising sales and digital marketing.

Shannon graduated from the University of Michigan with Distinction in 2012. She plays defense for AetherWorks’ coed soccer team, and is a proud dog parent to her Wheaten Terrier, Hobie.