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Ashley Primis

2016 and 2017 Speaker
Ashley Primis

ASHLEY PRIMIS is the executive editor of Philadelphia magazine. She joined the magazine in 2005 as managing editor and has also been lifestyle editor, food editor and deputy editor. In addition to editing departments, features and cover packages, Primis also produces “Philadelphia Sunday,” the brand’s digital Sunday magazine, oversees all lifestyle coverage across multiple platforms, and creates live content for signature Philly Mag events like Philly Cooks and ThinkFest. Primis has also worked as a director for Starr Restaurants, as a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and as a line cook at the Four Seasons Hotel. Her writing has appeared in Self, Women’s Health, Hollywood Reporter, Lucky, Charlotte magazine, and more. She is also the co-founder of Wee-Wander.com, a website that serves as a guide for parents raising their kids in Philadelphia. Primis earned a B.A. from Duke University and graduated from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their two daughters. @phillymag