Ashley Kenneth

Ashley C. Kenneth is President and CEO at The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI).  Ashley’s work and passion to advance racial and economic justice stems from her role as a mother, her deep community involvement, and her lineage as a direct descendant of resilient people who were once enslaved in Virginia. Throughout her career, Ashley has championed the importance of centering racial equity in policy making, and her expertise has moved the needle on progressive policy issues from increasing access to healthcare to raising the minimum wage in Virginia. In 2021, Ashley was appointed by Governor Ralph Northam to the Commission to Examine Racial and Economic Inequity in Virginia Law. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and a graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond, the Minority Political Leadership Institute at VCU, and the inaugural cohort of the national Fannie Lou Hamer Fellowship program. Ashley has a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her master’s degree in social policy was received from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, where she has been inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame.