Ashley Keating is an accomplished executive with 20 years of experience leading finance, M&A, capital raising, operations, governance, and strategy for a diverse range of organizations, including private companies, Fortune 500 corporations, private equity firms, and venture-backed businesses in the U.S. and Europe. Her career spans key roles in both the corporate and venture capital worlds, where she has demonstrated a consistent ability to drive growth, build high-performing teams, and lead complex financial and operational initiatives.

Ashley has served on the boards of several high-growth companies, including Medpace (NASDAQ: MEDP), where she contributed to a growth from $2B to $11B in market cap over her five-year tenure. She also currently serves on the boards of two venture-backed companies, Abre and TeamCentral.  At Abre, an innovative K-12 edtech data intelligence platform, Ashley helped build the executive team that drove seed capital investment and revenue growth that led to a successful $24M Series A financing round. She currently supports TeamCentral, an intelligent data automation company unleashing AI for the mid market enterprise, in shaping its capital raise strategy, improving its go-to-market strategy, and strengthening its financial reporting and governance efforts.

Prior to establishing La Gantry, Ashley was a Partner at CincyTech, a seed stage venture capital firm. She was responsible for sourcing investments, raising capital, driving deal flow, and building relationships with co-investors. Prior to becoming a Partner, Ashley served as CFO at CincyTech, where she built the firm’s financial and operational platforms from the ground up, managing 20+ funds and leading efforts in capital raising process, stakeholder reporting, tax strategy, and compliance.

Earlier in her career, Ashley was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), advising on over $19B in M&A transactions across a variety of industries for PE and strategic clients. She led international teams through complex due diligence processes and post-merger integrations, focusing on financial strategy and operational efficiency.  She earned her CPA license early in her career at PwC and continues to keep it active today.

In addition to her professional work, Ashley is passionate about maintaining an active lifestyle and enjoys competitive pursuits and spending time with her family. Her diverse experiences and personal resilience shape her approach to business—one grounded in gratitude, humor, and a relentless commitment to building companies with high-performing, collaborative teams and engaged boards.