Ash Perez

Ash Perez (he/they) is a writer, director, author, and producer. A queer first-generation Cuban, Korean, and Filipino American himself, Ash is focused on telling underrepresented stories in every genre. He has written for ABC’s Home Economics and Freeform’s Good Trouble. In 2020, he served as a senior producer on the Biden/Harris campaign, where he codirected and coproduced “Michelle Obama’s Closing Argument.” Most recently he created New Guy Tries for 2nd Try TV, which follows his exploration of manhood as a newly-transitioned man. He is the author of Read This For Inspiration, published in 2020 with Clarkson Potter. Speak Now is his fiction debut.