Ashley Horsley was named executive director of strategy and operations at Vanderbilt in March 2025, after serving as director of operations for the Commodore soccer program during the 2024 season.

Horsley returned to her home city after spending two years with Sacramento Republic FC as the executive vice president of business operations. Some of her responsibilities included managing budgets, recruiting, training and overseeing support staff, and helping align departmental processes and systems to optimize resource utilization.

Prior to her stint in Sacramento, Horsley was the president of Key Data Dashboard in Tennessee, where she formulated and communicated strategic directions to stakeholders, and helped drive growth and profitability while overseeing all financial performance reports.

Horsley and her husband Jordan have five kids and reside in Nolensville, Tennessee.