# Ismael Barry

> Design at Instagram

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ismaelbarry

Senior Product Designer at Instagram crafting new experiences for sharing and friend connection across core product surfaces like Stories. I enjoy 0-to-1 bets, prototyping, storytelling, complex challenges, and interaction and motion design.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Instagram
Jan 2022 – Present | New York, New York, United States
Leading design on Friend Sharing experiences, AI on Stories, and 0-to-1 bets.

Previously on Camera, Creative Tools, Reels and Live.

### Senior Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2022 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Co-Founder, CEO @ Stealth Startup
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States
Co-founded and bootstrapped an online-to-offline startup supporting NYC fitness communities. Completed programs from Dorm Room Fund, First Round Capital, and Columbia's Accelerator (Almaworks), and placed 3rd place in Columbia's Venture Competition and won a $10,000 grant.

Unfortunately, throughout the COVID pandemic, communities weren't meeting in person, and we ran out of capital without having pivoted successfully.

### Experience Designer @ Airbnb
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Kleiner Perkins Design Fellow @ Kleiner Perkins
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Chosen from a pool of 3000+ applicants as 1 of 17 design fellows to participate in the Kleiner Perkins Fellowship program in Silicon Valley.

### Creative Director @ Yacine
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Washington, DC
Startup inspired and founded by my sibling's and my volunteering experience in Burkina Faso. Closely worked with 30 second- and third-generation artists and artisans in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Ghana making specialized goods. We helped support and stimulate the local economy by generating demand and increasing their partnerships and collaborations with West Elm and Pottery Barn.

- Helped build and define the creative and artistic direction of the brand, photography, and graphic design content.
- Established and executed on the collaboration for exclusive collections for Pottery Barn and West Elm in the United States.
- Operated main e-commerce website and Etsy shop; managed logistics and communication.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
Columbia University

### iOS Development Immersive Program
Flatiron School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ismael-barry-b17a9511b
- Portfolio: https://callmeismaelbarry.com/work

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Last updated: 2026-03-30