Ashley Washington | 2025
About
Ashley Washington is a graduate of the Global Liberal Studies program at New York University where she conducted research in the Creative Production and Contemporary Culture concentration specializing in German culture, literature and language. She completed minor studies in Game Design with the NYU Game Center and completed her MBA in 2018 after graduating with honors.She is a former pageant girl, dancer, actress, writer and professional napper. Her interests range from watching cult films, binging books on her Kindle to the latest trends in gaming.In her spare time, she mentors young women and people of color who are interested in getting into the gaming and tech industries. She has most recently been on the Intel FutureGen Judges' Panel twice.Born in Los Gatos to a father in the NFL and an army brat mother, she is the oldest (smartest, and shortest) of six. Her formative years were spent in Buffalo and Charlotte, and she now resides in Berlin where she has worked in product development and gaming for the last 8 years.
Work
Current
BLVCKHVND | Product Director
Past
Riot Games | Product Lead, Game Changers EMEA
Bayes Esports | Senior Product Manager (Betting)
DOJO Madness GmbH | Junior Data Scientist & Content Manager
DOJO Madness GmbH | QA Manager
Curated Human | Founder
NowLoading.co by Creators Media Inc. | Staff Writer
Hardscore Games | QA
Virtual Dating Assistants | Account Manager
EDUCATION
Quantic School of Business & Technology | November 2017 - August 2018
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Graduated with HonorsNew York University at Berlin | August 2012 - May 2013
Thesis Research and Study AbroadNew York University | 2010 - 2014
Global Liberal Studies BA
Concentration: Contemporary Culture and Creative Production
Minor areas of concentration: Game Design & German
IN THE NEWS
ARTICLES
Head of VCT Game Changers EMEA Ashley Washington: “Even if it takes brute force of a bunch of women simply being there, it will happen.” - Fragster (14.11.2022)Interview: Head of VCT Game Changers EMEA Ashley Washington answers questions from women in UK Valorant on the effects of Riot’s tournament series and potential future changes - Esports News UK (19.10.2022)“There is room for everyone in esports.” Exclusive Q&A with Ashley Washington, Head of VCT Game Changers EMEA - European Gaming (18.10.2022)"Head of VCT Game Changers reveals “incredible” growth with players close to top level" - Dexerto (11.10.2022)
"Inside Valorant’s Game Changers EMEA circuit with Ashley Washington" - The Loadout (19.07.2022)Two player game: the underrepresentation of women in esports - iGamingBusiness (06.12.2021)Ashley Washington, Bayes Esports: Is 2022 the year for esports betting? - SBC News (08.11.2021)Data Is Power – with Sven Lund and Ashley Washington from Bayes Esports - iGamingFuture (18.10.2021)
PODCASTS
It's a Game Changer - META Woman Podcast (04.10.2022)
GENERAL CONTENT
VCT Game Changers EMEA - 2023 Format Explainer w/Ashley & Pansy
Original Link
(23.04.2023)
VIDEOS
Esports Today @ ESI London: Episode 1 - Interview with Ashley Washington
Original Link
Esports Insider via Twitter (21.11.2023)
Ashley Washington | Riot Games VALORANT Game Changers | ESI For All Episode #2
Original Link
Esports Insider via YouTube (15.11.2022)
What's next for VCT Game Changers? Interview with Ashley Washington from Riot Games
Original Link
HazzaJC via YouTube (18.10.2022)
"Esports as a Sport" on This Week With Trisha
Original Broadcast - UK Only
TalkTV/TalkRadio (13.08.2022)
EDITORIALS
Women in Data Science - SHEWorks! (10.2021)
Contact
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SELECTED PERSONAL PROJECTS
This page features a collection of my latest personal projects in an effort to get comfortable building with AI. Enjoy!*Case studies for each project are coming soon!
Robocop: Rogue City Collectibles Checklist
(made with Claude)
This project was something I developed while replaying Robocop: Rogue City because I couldn't find a straightforward, uncluttered, collectibles guide that let me track my progress. Claude even made it cute for me (with some help).
If you liked this, you should play...
(made with Claude)This app was made after thinking about how often I do this—suggesting games to people based on a movie they liked. I love games and I love film, they are constantly inspired by each other so this app concept is an homage to that.
Tropeout: A Guessing Game
(made with Claude and ChatGPT)
Whenever I'm watching a show or film, the gears in my head are turning about what will happen next. I've seen so many movies that I usually pick up on a lot of clues and cues to help me figure that out. Maybe you have to? Stuck with the Robocop 🤖 vibe on this one!
ADHD Swiss Army Knife
(made with Claude Code in VSCode)There are so many ADHD apps out there but ADHD is so specific to the person and their situation that I decided to make something with a bit more variety based on the experiences of my friends and family. This app has a Mixtral model integrated (via Groq) and utilizes Netlify Functions to make API calls.