ASHLEY AGARD
Helping organizations perform at the intersection of strategy and talent.
Ashley has had a successful and diverse career helping top leaders develop and execute compelling and practical strategic plans, develop high-performance leadership teams, and create effective business-aligned marketing strategy and communications programming. With over 30 years of experience, Ashley held various senior and executive positions at ING in the U.S. including Head of Strategic Marketing for ING's institutional retirement businesses, and Chief Marketing Officer and Chief-of-Staff for ING's broker-dealer business where she played an instrumental role in the successful sale of the majority of ING's broker-dealer business to private equity.
""Communication is the 'secret sauce' in great organizations."
EDUCATION
B.A., cum laude, major in Economics, minor in French, Vanderbilt University
M.A., Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
Leadership Atlanta Class of 2011
ING Circle of Honor Leadership Award (2007)
ING Circle of Honor Award for outstanding team participation (2006)
Board Member: John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Board Member: Sheboygan County United Way
Past Board Member and Chair of Programs Committee: Georgia Center for Nonprofits
Past Member: Greater Atlanta YWCA Board of Directors, selected as one of ING's YWCA Outstanding Women of Achievement
Philosophy On Life:
"Strive to have a positive impact on everyone, everything and every place touched."
FUN FACTS
FAVORITE BOOKS
Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow (Marsha Sinetar), Guts (Kevin & Jackie Freiberg)
FAVORITE HOBBIES
Travel, cooking, gardening, being a "baseball mom" to Tyler and Dylan
