MASON P. ASHE is Founder and CEO of Ashe Sports & Entertainment Consulting (“ASEC”) based in Washington, DC. For over three decades, Ashe has served as a sports and entertainment attorney, talent manager for celebrity influencers, corporate and nonprofit board member, angel investor, award-winning sports law adjunct professor, and a former NBA, FIBA, and NFL certified sports agent.

 

At ASEC, Ashe currently offers a blend of dealmaking, strategic planning, problem solving, contract negotiating, intellectual property protection, and business management globally to assist talented individuals, talent employers, event promoters, charitable organizations, content creators, social media influencers, and investors within the sports and entertainment industries. In academia, Ashe designs curricula and lectures on sports law, sports business management, and career development for the benefit of a broad range of students and student-athletes (attending high school, college, and graduate programs). He is currently an award-winning Lecturer of Sports Law to undergraduates at The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, as well as an Adjunct Professor of Sports Law at Howard University School of Law.

 

Prior to ASEC, Ashe was in private practice at large and boutique law firms; Co-founder and COO of Strickland & Ashe Management (one of the largest African American-owned sports agencies); and a Vice President in the Team Sports Division at IMG (the world’s largest sports agency). Ashe received Sports Lawyer of the Year Award from the National Bar Association (July 2015); listed on the "101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports" list by SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (2003 and 2004); and is a former board member of the Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association (“BESLA.org”). He is a member of the Board of Advisors at sports analytics startup CerebroSports.com and the FC Harlem Lions youth soccer organization; Chairman of the Washington Jazz Arts Institute; and a Charter Trustee member of Hamilton College. He earned a B.A. degree in Psychology from Hamilton College; a JD degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law; and a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from Hamilton College.