Stacy-Marie Ishmael lives at the intersection of media, technology, and finance. She is Vice President of Communities at the Financial Times, based in New York. She is responsible for deepening the FT’s relationship with its audience across an increasing number of channels. Prior to this role, Ishmael was the product manager at Percolate Industries Inc, a technology startup. She lectures on topics ranging from Wall Street to business models at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and its affiliate, the Tow Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.