At Charles Aris, Ashlee led the firm’s private equity fund level and financial services / asset management strategy & go-to-market recruiting practices, having built a high-performing team of up to twelve (a mix of managers and recruiters) and having personally completed over 180 searches, driving $15+ million in gross revenue for the firm.As the head of the private equity fund-level recruiting practice, Ashlee focused on recruiting current and former top-tier strategy consultants and investment bankers into the portfolio operations, deal-side and internal teams (i.e., fund strategy, business development, investor relations, etc.) of leading private equity, growth equity and venture capital firms. Searches completed include Head of Talent for Leading Growth Equity Firm, Managing Director / Operating Partner for Middle Market Firm, and Principal for Industrials-Focused Lower Middle Market Firm.Ashlee launched, scaled and oversaw the financial services and asset management strategy & GTM recruiting practice with a focus on placing highly pedigreed candidates often with top tier MBAs and/or management consulting experience from Bain & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, and McKinsey & Company into various functional roles. Searches completed include Head of Strategy & M&A for Leading Global Asset Manager, Corporate Strategy & Research Managing Director for Fortune 100 Insurance Company, and Card Partnerships VP / GM for Leading Fortune 500 Bank.Ashlee was responsible for multiple internal firm-building initiatives, including Technology, Diversity & Inclusion, Internal Recruiting, and Learning & Development.Founded in 1969, Charles Aris is an executive search firm that specializes in six functional areas: Strategy and Go-to-Market; Corporate Development; Sales & Marketing; Finance & Accounting; Executive Leadership; and Engineering, Operations & Supply Chain.

At State Farm, Ashlee worked with a team of professionals to identify and provide the insurance and financial service needs of her customers by providing a level of personalized service that creates both trust and respect. She is currently North Carolina Property & Casualty and Life & Health licensed.State Farm, well known for being a "good neighbor" by "being there" for their customers, was founded in 1922 by retired farmer and insurance salesman George Jacob "G.J." Mecherle. State Farm now insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S. A mutual company focused on its policyholders, State Farm is currently ranked number 41 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies.