Ashley lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, and was appointed as Trustee in March 2025. 

He is the Vice Chancellor at University College of Estate Management, where he leads the institution’s ambition to become the Centre of Excellence for Built Environment Education. He has previously worked at Microsoft as Director of Global Learning Services. He was Vice-Chair at JISC and Chair at Young Citizens. Ashley is passionate about the transformative power of education, and the many dimensions of sustainability. 

Ashley has been a keen cyclist for 30 years and enjoys all aspects of cycling – from weekend rides around Berkshire, mountain biking with his friends, commuting from Maidenhead to Reading, and riding his Brompton between meetings in London. He is hugely passionate about helping cycling to become both safer and more accessible for everyone.