Ashley Kraska

Ashley Kraska is currently the Head of Business Development at Samsung Next. Prior to this, they were a Co-Founder at E3 Vision where they provided business consulting with an emphasis on business development, partnerships and marketing to clients across multiple industries including media, tech and biotech. Ashley has also held the position of Vice President, Sales & Business Development, Television & New Media Distribution at NBCUniversal Media, LLC from January 2004 to December 2016. In this role, they were responsible for developing new business and formulating content and digital distribution strategies for film and TV library of 7K+ titles across myriad channels, platforms and partnerships generating $1.3B in annual revenue. Some of their standout achievements include facilitating major partnership for the release of Curious George on Hulu, resulting in historic revenue; championing first digital distribution for fan-favorite titles like Jaws, The Office, Jurassic Park, and Law & Order: SVU; and developing partnerships for hard-to-sell reality TV content, elevating brand appeal & expanding buyer base to achieve revenue. Ashley has been recognized as top talent and has been chosen for internal consulting teams to advise on investments around next-generation entertainment technology including gaming and AR/VR.

Ashley Kraska attended Duke University for their BA in Public Policy. After working in the field for a few years, they decided to pursue their MBA at Columbia Business School.

A direct report to Ashley Kraska is and Miguel Cruz - Business Development. Ashley Kraska reports to Jordan Hoffner, Chief Operating Officer. They work with Fadi Zananiri - Head of Sales, Angie Lee - Head of Brand and Marketing, and Vivian Lovett - Head of Legal.