Ashley Watkins - Brand Innovators

Ashley Watkins

Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, United Airlines

Ashley Watkins is senior manager of strategic planning and executive communications at United  Airlines, amplifying the company’s shared purpose of “Connecting people. Uniting the world”. 

Prior to United, Ashley spent over a decade in telecommunications – serving in various roles, from  sales and marketing to operations communications at U.S. Cellular. Ashley majored in  communications and philosophy, graduating from UW-Madison in [year redacted].  

Since graduating from UW-Madison, she has made Chicago her chosen hometown. In her spare  time, she enjoys traveling to new and familiar destinations, buying too many shoes and helping  others succeed in their careers.