African American Irish Diaspora Network

Dennis J. Brownlee is the founder and president of the African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN). He became connected with Ireland after researching his family ancestry in recent years and discovering that he had Irish and Scots Irish ancestry.

Dennis has had an extensive career as an entrepreneur and business development executive in media and entertainment and retired from iHeartMedia as the senior executive in charge of urban syndicated networks. Prior to that, he developed a cable TV network with Quincy Jones and David Falk that led to the launch of TVOne. He was a pioneer in satellite television, and he served as chairman of the industry’s Direct Broadcast Satellite Association.

Dennis is an Emmy Award-winning executive producer of the documentary On Hallowed Ground: Streetball Champions of Rucker Park. He began his career with IBM and then developed an IT management firm that became one of Black Enterprise Magazine’s top 100 companies.

Dennis received his AB degree in economics from Princeton University. He is a trustee emeritus of Princeton and a trustee emeritus of Deerfield Academy.