Ashley Lipton

Ashley Lipton currently serves as the Acting Division Chief for Global Plans and Posture at the United States Air Force since November 2023. Prior to this role, Ashley held positions including Training Branch Chief and Joint Enabling Capabilities (JEC) and SOF Planner at NORAD & US Northern Command from September 2021 to November 2023, and Operations Officer/Special Project Officer at the Joint Interagency Task Force South from March 2020 to September 2021. Ashley's experience also includes roles as a Training and Exercise Assessment Specialist at United States Southern Command and as Assessments Lead and Senior Analyst at Special Operations Command Africa. Earlier career highlights include serving as an Associate Assessor for Special Operations Command Europe, a Defense Capabilities and Management Analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, and an Operations Manager at Humanitas Inc. Ashley holds a Master of Public Administration from Strome College of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Maryland, along with a leadership certificate from Cornell University.