Stacey Mahoney began her work in digital as a front-end web coder in high school, in Washington, DC. When she arrived at college in the late 90’s, she knew exactly what she wanted to do even though her major didn’t exist. She used the ambiguity as opportunity to define her own path, and has been creating a place for herself ever since.

Stacey formally started her career by teaching high-school students to code. She was hired by a local non-profit as a content producer, and then entered the advertising industry for more creative work. Her strength was defining digital roles within agencies that didn’t have an interactive arm, while simultaneously learning, testing, and monetizing emerging technical platforms. Eventually, Stacey moved into sales, business development and then sales operations. In 2013, Stacey joined Microsoft Search Advertising to lead an award-winning Search sales team. Presently, Stacey enjoys a challenging role in search sales operations.

Stacey is passionate about volunteering and pushing for equity for the marginalized. She serves as the global communications chair for Blacks at Microsoft, is a steering committee member of embRACE – Microsoft Search Advertising’s diversity initiative, and volunteers professionally for minority and women-owned businesses.