Ashley Bell

Ashley D. Bell is an American attorney, political advisor, and government official serving as Regional Administrator of the Small Business Administration for Region IV, which is in the Southeastern United States. In October 2019, it was announced that Bell would serve as a White House Policy Advisor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Office of American Innovation. Early life and education Bell was born and raised in Gainesville, Georgia. In 2001, Bell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Valdosta State University, where he served as president of the Student Government Association and founded the local chapter of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity. He earned a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University. He also attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he was a 21st Century Leadership Fellow. He also has an honorary doctorate in Intercultural & Urban Studies from Lighthouse College.