Tom Freston is a principal of Firefly3, an investment and consultancy firm focusing on media and entertainment industries. He is the former CEO of Viacom Inc., where he also served as chief operating officer. For 17 years, Freston was chairman and CEO of MTV Networks, which included MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central, and other networks. Currently, he is board chairman of the ONE Campaign, an advocacy organization to fight extreme poverty, and serves on several boards, including DreamWorks Animation and Moby Media in Afghanistan.