Ashley Williams

Ashley Williams has a diverse work experience in the field of merchandising and digital merchandising. Ashley currently holds the role of Merchandising Director at 1stDibs, starting in June 2022. Prior to this, they worked as an Advisor at Nest Casa from May 2021 to April 2023. Before that, Ashley held positions at The House of Scalamandrè as Director of Digital Merchandising from November 2021 to May 2022, and as a Digital Merchandising Consultant from October 2020 to October 2021. Ashley also served as Director of Merchandising at Chairish from July 2017 to April 2020. Additionally, they have relevant experience at One Kings Lane, where they held multiple roles including Senior Partnerships Manager, Senior Merchandising Manager, Merchandising Manager, Category Manager, Associate Category Manager, and Assistant Category Manager from 2012 to 2017. Ashley began their career as a Graduate Research Assistant at The Art Institute of Chicago.

Ashley Williams completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art History at Wake Forest University from 2005 to 2009. Ashley then pursued their Master of Arts (MA) in Modern Art History, Theory, & Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 2009 to 2011. Prior to these degrees, they attended The Bolles School, but the specific years and degree obtained are unknown.