Ashley Caldwell

Ashley Caldwell, MBA, BA (Hon)

New York, NY

Ashley Caldwell is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in New York City. She works in Investment Banking serving clients in GS’ Industrial Group.  

Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Ashley was a Vice President in RBC Capital Market’s Leveraged Finance Group. Ashley joined RBC in 2013 as a member of the Graduate Leadership Program, a cross-enterprise rotational program offered to a select number of highly qualified MBA graduates who demonstrate an outstanding track record of leadership and excellence in academic and extracurricular activities.  

Before earning her MBA, Ashley was a sales leader within IBM Canada, recognized for originating new business by successfully managing customer relationships and leading multidisciplinary teams.

Ashley has a passion and personal commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion with significant non-profit board experience. She is an active board member of the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center’s Advisory Board, which is dedicated to improving the lives of people with cerebral palsy. Ashley was also the board chair of the Canadian Council of Rehabilitation and Work, a non-profit with a mission to promote and support meaningful and equitable employment for individuals with disabilities.

Ashley is currently a member of Goldman Sachs’ Disability Network. Prior to joining GS, she was co-chair of RBC Capital Market’s “RHeart” Employee Resource Group, which supported the advancement, recruitment and retention of professionals with invisible and visible disabilities at the firm. Ashley’s leadership at RBC and within the community were recognized and rewarded. In 2019, she received RBC’s Performance Conference Award, granted to the top 1% of RBC employees globally. She was also the recipient of RBC Capital Market’s Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2018, for which US$10,000 was donated to a non-profit of her choice.

Ashley has a physical and mobility-related disability. She walks with a cane for balance.

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE

  • Member, Disability Network, Goldman Sachs (2022–present)
  • Trustee, Foundation Board, Branksome Hall (2019–present)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center (2016–present)
  • Co-Chair, RBC Capital Market’s “RHeart” Employee Resource Group (2019–2021)
  • Chair, Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (2010–2020)
  • Member, Board of Governors, Branksome Hall (2012–2015)

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

  • Executive MBA, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management and York University, Schulich School of Business (2012)
  • Honours BA (Double Major – Political Science, and Communications, Culture and Information Technology), University of Toronto (2008)

Updated June 9, 2025