Ashley Touchton

Ashley is a Partner and Innovation Strategy Consultant at Orange Sparkle Ball. She focuses on applied research, startup and technology acceleration, and innovation strategy as well as open innovation programs and frameworks that bridge gaps between these three. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and her background in industrial design from Georgia Tech provided the foundation for a multi-faceted approach to solving problems and taught her the foundational elements she uses to thoroughly research opportunity areas and rapidly pilot solutions for organizational fit and refinement. Ashley is dedicated to moving quickly and efficiently to find the best solution within tight time frames and maintaining momentum for new initiatives across both the public and private sector. She is passionate about accelerating both startups and organizations and moving big ideas closer to reality.