Recognizing that today's businesses confront challenges similar to those he and his comrades encountered in battle, Ash now works with organizations and executives to build the skills, attitude, and behaviors required to adapt and succeed. Leadership and Resilience are two words that come to mind when thinking about leadership.
Ash is skilled at bringing people together to create resilient, high-performing, and adaptable teams based on a strong culture of trust and empowerment, thanks to his expertise in cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing within large, international, and geographically dispersed organizations. Ash offers practical ways to help customers maximize their potential, using anecdotes from his military, business, and sports backgrounds.
Change Management & Business Strategy Since leaving government service, Ash has advised clients in a variety of industries, including multi-national healthcare, mining, energy, banking, and retail, spanning several continents. Before joining Palantir Technologies, where he works on building international strategic alliances, he created the European practice of top consulting services and leadership development business McChrystal Group.
He is a non-executive director of the geopolitical consultancy company Gatehouse Advisory Partners and has a love for entrepreneurial thinking. He also advises a number of creative start-ups. Relationship Building & Geopolitics For the British and Afghan governments, Ash has worked as a speechwriter and authored strategic defense and policy texts.
Ash served as a senior special assistant to the Afghan Ministry of Interior from 2011 to 2014, overseeing responses to high-profile terrorist incidents. He is recognized for creating and implementing Afghanistan's National Crisis Response Strategy, which is now part of national policy.
He was also in charge of training and developing indigenous forces charged with the country's most important national security operations. Teamwork and peak performance. In Ash's life, the basic significance of collaboration has been a constant topic.
Whether it was singing on the international stage as a child, trying to represent his country in multiple sports, becoming a counter-terrorist helicopter pilot and jungle survival instructor, or joining the renowned Brigade of Gurkhas, the ability to build trust, demonstrate empathy, and harness the diverse skills and experience of each team member has proven to be critical.
The terms "charity" and "non-profit" are used interchangeably. Ash is a dedicated charity activist who focuses on programs that help people who continue to suffer the emotional or physical scars of their service after been shot and injured many times during combat operations.
To that end, Ash serves as an ambassador for the charity Remembered and its "ThereButNotThere" campaign, as well as a board advisor for the Combat Stress Centenary Appeal and an advisory board member and mentor for PROMOTE, a non-profit organization whose mission is to change the way leaders mentor and develop the next generation.
Ash is also a member of the Center for Empathy in International Affairs as an associate.
Honors from across the world Ash was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, the OBE in 2015, and the Medal of Honour and Service by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, as well as the Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation with ‘V' Device [for Valor] by the United States.
Keynote Speaker had a lot of energy. Ash participates in international meetings, discussion groups, and media material for corporations and charities on a regular basis.
Whether your topic is leadership, resilience, adaptation, collaboration, wellness, mental health, diversity, or culture, Ash is an open and engaging speaker who uses a broad variety of life experiences and proven talents to encourage and inspire audiences. He also likes engaging the audience in spirited Q&A sessions.
