Ashley Siegel
Media Ops Manager and Diversity and Inclusion Lead in New York, New York
Ashley Siegel, an experienced manager, has spent her career as part of a team operating and overseeing the streaming operations of various partners of MLBAM, BAMTECH Media, and now Disney Streaming Services. As the company's name and ownership has changed over the course of nearly a decade, Ashley has remained a constant, rising through the ranks from entry level operator to manager of a team of 20+ employees. Ashley and her team have run the operations for partners including, but not limited to Hulu, PlayStation Vue, the WWE Network, Twitter, PGA Tour Live, Fox Sports Go, March Madness Live, The Blaze TV, MiLB.tv, and more.
In addition to her work in media operations, Ashley is very passionate about diversity and inclusion and has dedicated herself and her time to those efforts both within and outside of the workplace. Since becoming part of The Walt Disney Company, Ashley has spearheaded D&I efforts for Disney Streaming Services. Leading Diversity Counsels in both New York and San Francisco, chartering the segment's first ever ERG, the LBGTQ+ Pride group, and serving as an advisor and co-lead in the creation of six additional groups in the first eighteen months. Ashley continues to work on new and exciting D+I initiatives with Disney Streaming Services in areas including women's equality and leadership, gender inclusion, race relations, and religious diversity, among many others. Ashley operates on a belief that bringing one's whole self to work is not only empowering for the employee but extremely beneficial for business.