Ashley Robinson is the current senior major gifts officer at the Center for American Progress (CAP). Prior to that, she was at Sierra Club for three years as the assistant advancement director for the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic regions, raising mid-level major gifts. In this role, she also served on the Staff Equity Team and led the advancement department's Equity Team.

While completing a master's degree in fundraising management at Columbia, she served as a development coordinator for Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, supporting the annual and parents funds. She is currently the co-chair for AFP DC's IDEA Committee and a member of AFP HQ's IDEA Committee. She is a co-chair for 2019's AADO Conference.

Robinson attended Elon University.