Ashley Conti Smith

Ashley joined Summit Partners in 2019. She is a Principal on the Growth Products & Services team and also manages the firm’s credit positions. Through these positions at Summit, she has invested in and supported the growth of a number of companies in the consumer, financial services and business services sectors and currently serves as a board director at RWA Wealth Partners.

Prior to Summit, Ashley worked at DDJ Capital Management where she originated and executed investments across public and private markets. Ashley began her career in investment banking at Jefferies & Company and Moelis & Company. She also worked at Pro Mujer, a nonprofit organization that provides financial inclusion, health and education programs to low-income women in Latin America.

Ashley holds an AB in economics and Spanish from Bowdoin College, where she was a Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar. She also holds 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.

Ashley currently serves on the board of directors of the CareWays Collaborative, a nonprofit focused on improving surgical and medical care for pediatric patients in under-resourced countries around the world. Previously, she served on the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC) Family Advisory Council, a committee dedicated to enhancing health care delivery for the pediatric community at MGHfC.