Robin Ashton

Robin Ashton has spent nearly 35 years in public service. She recently served as the Principal Deputy Inspector General of the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG), where she oversaw audits, inspections, and investigations related to the ICIG’s mission to promote economy and effectiveness in the administration of the activities within the authority of the Director of National Intelligence. Before joining the ICIG, Ms. Ashton worked for over 30 years in many capacities with the Department of Justice (DOJ), including as the Director of DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), which under her leadership successfully investigated allegations of misconduct involving DOJ attorneys and law enforcement personnel. Ms. Ashton spent nearly two decades as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where she handled complex appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, prosecuted numerous jury trials, supervised hundreds of grand jury investigations, and investigated police misconduct, public corruption, and national security cases. She also served as the Executive AUSA for Management, responsible for the overall operation of the largest U.S. Attorney’s Office in the nation, managing the administrative, personnel, and budget staffs in an office consisting of more than 700 employees. Ms. Ashton also spent four years as the Principal Deputy Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, the DOJ component responsible for providing executive and administrative support to the 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide, and over 10,000 employees, including over 5,000 Assistant United States Attorneys. During her DOJ career, Ms. Ashton was awarded the Attorney General’s Claudia Flynn Award for Professional Responsibility, the Attorney General’s Award for Outstanding Leadership in Management, the United States Attorney’s Award for Meritorious Service, and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys Director’s Award for Excellence in Management, among other awards. Ms. Ashton received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, and her Juris Doctor degree from the College of William and Mary. She grew up in Michigan, and now resides in Maryland with her husband, Dr. Yves Rosenberg. They are the proud parents of a daughter and son.