Ryan Harvey is Chief Executive Officer and President of Ashforth and is focused on the Company’s investments, operations, and strategic planning. He also serves on the company’s Executive, Investment, Compensation and Audit committees.
Prior to joining Ashforth, Ryan served as Deputy Associate Counsel at The White House in Washington, DC. Ryan began his legal career at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City and later moved to Nashville, TN, where he served as a clerk to the Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He then joined the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Nashville and was an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt Law School.
Ryan received his B.A. with Honors in History at Brown University and his J.D./M.A. in Legal History at the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review. He received his M.B.A. from the Columbia Business School Executive Program. Ryan serves as Treasurer and CFO of the Foundation for Society, Law and Art in South Africa. He is a member of the Connecticut and New York State Bars.