Ashley is primarily involved in the management and oversight of client relationships and new business development.  She is also a resource for clients with closely-held businesses.  She joined Diversified Trust in 2000 to launch its private equity strategy and has served on the Board of Directors since 2004.  Previously, Ashley spent twenty two years at SSM Corporation as an Officer and Owner. At SSM, she served as financial advisor to individual and corporate clients in the areas of acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures. During her latter years at SSM, Ashley focused on making direct investments for SSM Venture Partners, a private equity firm.

She received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics cum laude and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. Ashley is a member of the Board of Directors of Orgill, Inc., the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and the Hope Christian Community Foundation.  She also serves as Vice-Chairman of the Memphis Regional Advisory Board of Teach for America.  She is a member of the Council of Advisors for St. Mary’s Episcopal School, the Women’s Leadership Council at the University of North Carolina, and the Estate Planning Council of Memphis.