Since earning her M.B.A. from Tulane, Ashley has devoted her career to higher education as a professor and administrator both locally and abroad. As a business student, she studied in Paris and Santiago, Chile. She later oversaw the development of an M.B.A. program in Puerto Rico and co-led the Jamaica M.B.A. While teaching marketing and management courses, she served as director of Graduate Programs. She went on to create and manage online graduate programs at Loyola University New Orleans and Tulane University, helping expand access to graduate business education. Ashley previously spent seven years as marketing director for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She and her husband Tim have two daughters who are proud Putney alums. Ashley and Tim share a passion for art, live music, sporting events and food, which is why they love living in New Orleans, where she serves on the board of Isidore Newman School and the Audubon Institute.