Ashley Fowler is the director of digital and information security at Open Briefing. She brings 15 years’ experience building and managing diverse teams, designing tailored interventions, and advancing social justice efforts. Before joining Open Briefing, she was senior manager of internet freedom and resilience programmes at Internews, where she led a portfolio of global projects working at the intersection of technology and human rights.

Ashley is an active member of the internet freedom community, leading initiatives on organisational security, journalist security, and threat information sharing. She co-founded the human rights centred design community and has collaborated with trainers, design experts, and tool developers to ensure open source privacy and security tools meet the needs of at-risk users.

Prior to joining Internews, Ashley worked extensively with global LGBTQIA+ communities, and she remains committed to ongoing advocacy and solidarity.