Ashley Ross is Senior Vice President and Executive in Residence in the Center for Future Banking at MIT Media Lab.

Previously, Ashley was the Small Business Banking eCommerce Executive responsible for the sales of small business products through Bank of America's website, and for the overall adoption of small business online banking services.  Ashley also previously led small business online product development, including online innovations such as the award-winning Online Business Suite products and the development of the Small Business Online Community which was the bank's first entrance into user-generated online content.  

Ashley joined the company in 2003 in the eCommerce Strategy Group, where she led competitive intelligence and strategy efforts to grow and develop Bank of America's online offerings.   While in eCommerce, she held several roles including first line of defense risk, supplier management, and online fraud detection and resolution.

Before joining Bank of America, she managed Enterprise Product Development within Wells Fargo's Internet Services group, and she also has a management consulting background. 

Ashley holds a degree in Brain and Cognitive Science from MIT, and currently resides in the Boston area with her family.