Ashley Conti Smith

Ashley joined Summit Partners in 2019 and currently focuses on managing the firm's credit positions.

Prior to Summit, Ashley worked at DDJ Capital Management where she analyzed public and private investment opportunities across the capital structure. Previously, she worked at Pro Mujer, a nonprofit organization that provides financial inclusion, health and education programs to low-income women in Latin America. Ashley began her career at Jefferies & Company and Moelis & Company in their Restructuring & Recapitalization groups.

Ashley holds an AB in economics and Spanish from Bowdoin College where she was a Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College where she was named an Edward Tuck Scholar and received the Julia Stell Award for leadership. She currently serves on the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC) Family Advisory Council, a committee that aims to improve health care delivery for the pediatric community at MGHfC. Ashley is also a member of the CareWays Collaborative Board of Directors, a nonprofit focused on improving surgical and medical outcomes for pediatric patients in under-resourced countries around the world.