Following 16 years director/SVP responsible for fundraising and communications development in international nonprofits, Ashley has been an independent consultant since 2012 focusing on enterprise development, fundraising and communications. Marriott Scott Consulting has a portfolio of clients, mainly in the UK and US, ranging from large international charities to small social enterprise start-ups.

Holding a doctorate in sociology from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Cranfield University School of Management, he is motivated to take big abstract ideas and turn them into practical outcomes, to help people bridge the gap between how they think and how they want their organisations to behave and achieve their objectives. He also likes to write fundraising copy.

He is a member of the Cranfield University Management Association and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.