Ashley Smith is a Partner in Oliver Wyman’s Health and Life Sciences practice, based in San Francisco. She focuses on advising payers, health systems,  pharmaceutical companies and retailers on forming unique partnerships to capture value in the changing healthcare market.

Prior to Oliver Wyman, Ashley was an associate in the Strategy and Corporate Development group at Mercer, the world’s leading provider of HR and related financial services, where she supported global business strategy, new offer development, merger, acquisition, and divestiture activities. In addition, she spent time at Booz & Company and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

Ashley received a BS in business administration, BA in economics (honors), and a BA in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley where she was also a member of Cal’s Pac-10 and NCAA-champion women’s rowing team.