International specialist in infrastructure regulation. Executive Director Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG), advisor to the law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP and international consultant on regulatory configuration issues. He holds a law degree from Bowling Green State University (1970) and a master's degree in law from the University of Cincinnati (1979). Ashley was a member of the Ohio Public Utility Commission between 1983 and 1993, being responsible for regulating public utility, including Natural Gas. He was a consultant to the Hungarian Minister of Commerce and Industry on matters related to the regulation of natural gas and energy. He was also a consultant for the Argentine Gas Regulatory Agency (ENARGAS). He was a member of the American delegation, together with the American energy department of the Regulatory Meetings for Natural Gas and Electricity in Argentina and the United States, 1992.