Ashley Emur

Founder/AI Adoption Architect @ Ascend AI Collective

Ashley Emur is the Founder and AI Adoption Architect of Ascend AI Collective, a consultancy focused on turning AI investment into real workforce adoption. She partners with HR, operations, and leadership teams through diagnostic-led, behavior-first approaches, including role-based learning, governance frameworks, and structured adoption sprints. Her work centers on closing the gap between training completion and behavior change, grounded in the belief that AI transformation is fundamentally a workforce challenge. Ashley brings experience in AI integration, federal program management, and design research, along with a human-centered, research-backed approach to building workforce confidence and long-term AI success.

• 2026