Ash Coward

Ashley is the IAM Strategy Practice Lead for Canberra-based scale-up Modern Methodologies, where she heads up delivery of IAM and PAM strategies, service design and risk assessments for medium-to-large enterprises. She is a talented security professional with over a decade of experience in federal government, working on cyber and national security programs and delivering IT innovation projects to uplift enterprise capability. Ashley is a gifted problem solver and has a keen eye for innovative solutions that reduce risk, enhance efficiency and enable businesses to focus on the work that is truly important to them.

Ashley has a Master of Science in Global Governance and Diplomacy from Oxford University and had her thesis on Cyber-Intelligence and Diplomacy published in Secret Diplomacy (Routledge, 2016). Ashley is also an active member of the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) and is keenly interested in supporting and empowering young women to take on - and thrive in - security-related careers.