Donald D. Ashley, JD U.S. FDA

As Director of CDER’s Office of Compliance, Donald D. Ashley, J.D., leads efforts to shield the American public from unsafe, ineffective and low-quality drug products through measures designed to assist industry-wide compliance with federal standards for quality and safety, as well as regulatory and enforcement measures to address violations of those standards.

Mr. Ashley joined FDA after more than 18 years of criminal enforcement and investigation experience with the Department of Justice. His positions included serving as a Trial Attorney in the Office of Consumer Litigation prosecuting consumer fraud offenses and violations of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, as Associate Director of the Office of International Affairs, and as the DOJ Attaché stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Rome and at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines.

Before joining DOJ, Mr. Ashley served as senior litigation associate with a major D.C. law firm, representing clients under investigation for FD&C Act violations. He also served on active duty as an Army captain assigned to the Office of General Counsel, Department of the Army. Mr. Ashley was an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown, George Washington, American and Catholic Universities.

Mr. Ashley earned his law degree from Harvard Law School.