Ashley Blanchard

Ashley Blanchard is the head of philanthropy at Lansberg Gersick Advisors (LGA), where she helps families define their collective vision for their philanthropy, and then build the governance, operations, and programs to support that vision. Ashley has particular expertise working with family foundations undergoing generational transitions, when matters of purpose, values, and strategy come to the fore. Beyond traditional philanthropy, she works with families to consider the ways that they use wealth to achieve their social impact goals, integrating these activities into their broader enterprise continuity plans.

Prior to her work at LGA, Ashley founded Blanchard Consulting and, before that, headed the philanthropy team at TCC Group, a nonprofit strategy and management consulting firm. She writes and presents frequently on matters related to family philanthropy succession and continuity, was the founding co-chair of the Council on Foundation’s Next-Generation Task Force, and is a trainer in the 21/64 Network (inaugural class).

Ashley is vice chair of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation, a Washington DC-based family foundation which strives to create a more fair and just society. She is the former chair and a fourth-generation family member.

She is a graduate of Stanford University and the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, where she completed her master’s degree in public policy.  She lives in New York City with her husband and children.