Visiting Practitioners (ViP) Fireside Chat: Roxann Stafford

Roxann Stafford

ViP Roxann Stafford recently spoke to Cornell Tech Master’s students at a Fireside Chat about her academic and professional experience, and in conversation with Lyel Resner detailed how students can think about the intersection of technology, media and social change.

Stafford is the Managing Director of Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund, a $20-million initiative that works to empower local news organizations to build trust with their audiences while producing outstanding journalism and developing new revenue streams.

Stafford most recently served as Director of Program for Matter, a startup accelerator and venture capital firm grounded in the principles of design thinking that supported early-stage media entrepreneurs. She has also worked with local news organizations around the United States and Asia as well as with national outlets such as The New York Times and The Associated Press.