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Neil MacGregor

Co-founder, Plum

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Neil MacGregor was co-founder and chief product officer of Plum, a Kitchener, Ontario company whose psychometric assessments predicted how a candidate would perform in a role rather than scoring their resume. MacGregor and his wife Caitlin MacGregor founded Plum in 2012. Philadelphia-based Phenom acquired Plum in April 2026, and MacGregor joined Phenom's team along with the rest of Plum's staff.

Neil hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Neil co-founded Plum, which appears in 2 talks in the archive.

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Artificial Stupidity: Will Artificial Intelligence Run Amuck With HR?DisruptHR
2017
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The Science Of CultureDisruptHR
2017

Quick answers

What was Neil MacGregor's role at Plum?

Plum's about page, archived 2026-06-15, listed Neil MacGregor as "CPO and Co-founder," alongside Caitlin MacGregor as CEO and co-founder.

Who founded Plum?

The Ottawa Business Journal reported on 2024-03-27 that Caitlin MacGregor and her husband Neil, "Plum's co-founder and chief product officer," started the company and their family within the same week, and that the couple then moved to Waterloo, Ontario and joined Communitech's Hyperdrive accelerator.

What happened to Plum?

BetaKit reported on 2026-05-04 that Philadelphia-based Phenom acquired Kitchener-Waterloo's Plum, with all Plum employees joining Phenom's 1,600-person team; the deal was Phenom's third acquisition that year.

What has MacGregor spoken about publicly?

DisruptHR's site, checked 2026-09-25, lists two Toronto talks by Neil MacGregor as "Director, Co-Founder at Plum.io" — "Artificial Stupidity: Will Artificial Intelligence Run Amuck With HR?" at DisruptHR Toronto 5.0 on 2017-12-07, and "The Science Of Culture," posted 2017-04-14.

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