Sam Guzik is a journalist, futurist and product strategist. He is the Director of Product for New York Public Radio and a Senior Expert Advisor at the Future Today Institute. At New York Public Radio, Sam leads the team responsible for designing and developing the organization’s digital tools and experiences. He has direct oversight of the news portfolio, with an emphasis on growing the audience for NYPR’s local news brands and building sustainable revenue streams. Before joining WNYC, he worked at Hearst Newspapers as a product director leading two lines of business: subscription products and newsroom tools. He started his career in the newsroom, serving as editor for strategy and platforms in Newsday’s opinion department. He holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and is a graduate of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and Washington University in St. Louis.