Ashley is the Chief Development Officer of Reneo Pharmaceuticals. Ashley brings more than 22 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience in drug and biologics development across multiple therapeutic indications including in rare orphan diseases. Previously, Ashley was the Chief Development Officer and Head of Global Regulatory Affairs at Esperion Therapeutics, where she successfully led the regulatory approvals of the company’s two lead cholesterol lowering products, Nexletol® and Nexlizet®, in major markets around the world. Prior to joining Esperion, Ashley was the Global Regulatory Lead at Amgen, overseeing the regulatory strategy and global filings for the Repatha® program, which led to the world’s first approval of a PCSK9 inhibitor for cholesterol lowering. Prior to Amgen, Ashley was the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Micromet (acquired by Amgen) where she led the Blincyto® rare disease oncology program. Ashley also held prior leadership roles at RevoGenex, MedImmune (acquired by AstraZeneca), and Abraxis BioScience.
Ashley earned a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from the University of San Diego School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and cell biology, with a minor in philosophy (bioethics), from the University of California, San Diego.