Ashley is an expatriate Kiwi who came to the US to do his doctorate in accounting and, except for an extended sojourn in Sweden and the United Kingdom, stayed.  A retread, his past experience includes administrative/financial directorships of industries in banking, public accountancy (tax and audit), pharmaceuticals, civil engineering, forestry and biotechnology.  Board memberships have included savings and loans (CEO) and housing authorities and a college.

Ashley is involved in accountancy education, primarily as teacher and also as a trainer.  He has taught in New Zealand, United States, Sweden, England and Wales.  Also, he has offered CPE to CPAs in California, Idaho and Sweden, as well as CMAs in New York.  While in California, Ashley taught a CPA review course.

His teaching interests for 2002-03 year will focus on accounting information systems and controls and managerial accounting.  His past teaching portfolio includes auditing, principles of accounting, intermediate accounting, research methods in accounting and finance, accounting theory and international accounting.

Ashley has published scholarly works in US and European academic journals.  He has also coauthored best-selling investment strategy books.