Ashlyn Lackey

About Me

Creative, insightful & organized thinker seeks an opportunity to innovate via design thinking & ethnographic research.

Location

New York, New York
Education
    Princeton University
    August 2014 - May 2018
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Anthropology
    minor
    Entrepreneurship
    coursework
    Business Ethics
    Creativity, Innovation and Design
    Ethnography and Wicked Problems
    Technologies of Communication
    Innovation through Empathic Design
Work Experience
    Princeton/ IDEO TigerChallenge
    Inaugural Design Thinking Fellow
    Princeton, New Jersey, United States
    October 2015 - present
    company
    Princeton/ IDEO TigerChallenge
    title
    Inaugural Design Thinking Fellow
    overview
    • Worked with a team of twelve fellows to research and design the experience • Interviewed end users to identify their needs and motivations, brainstorming solutions to specific problems • Participated in design workshops, rapidly testing prototypes, and collecting feedback from participants to refine the experience
    New York Life Insurance Company
    Customer Experience/ Market Strategy Intern
    New York, New York, United States
    June 2017 - August 2017
    Ankhor, Inc
    Social media manager
    Princeton, New Jersey, United States
    February 2016 - September 2016
    New York Life Insurance Company
    product marketing and underwriting intern
    New York, New York, United States
    June 2016 - August 2016
    IguanaMed
    Entrepreneurial Intern
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    June 2015 - August 2015
Skills
Languages
Spanish
Gigs / Freelance
    Princeton University
    The Modern Meal: Brunch as a Reflection of Modern Culture
    September 2016 - April 2017
    Princeton University
    Through the Mayfair Filter
    April 2016 - May 2016
    Princeton/ IDEO TigerChallenge
    Building a Better Health Care System
    May 2017 - May 2018
Volunteer
    Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
    August 2010 - August 2014
Leadership
    Princeton Anthropology Department
    Undergraduate Advisory Group
    September 2017 - May 2018
    Cloister Inn
    Recruitment Chair
    February 2017 - January 2018
    Princeton Lightweight Rowing
    Coxswain
    September 2014 - September 2017
    Kappa Kappa Gamma
    Events and Risk Management Chair
    December 2016 - January 2018
Hobbies
Hiking
Rock Climbing
Creative Writing