Ashley Patterson Beaty

Principal, Ardeidae Group

Ashley Patterson Beaty has deep experience on energy and environmental matters, sustainable transportation, renewable energy and emerging technology. Ashley is the principal at Ardeidae Group; a woman-owned Washington, D.C. advisory firm founded in 2019.

Ashley has over 15 years of experience spanning government relations, public affairs, policy, and communications. Previously, she was Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy at Ameresco and served as a Congressional staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also previously worked as a television news producer covering the White House and Congress for the Washington Bureau of Belo Corp. Ashley has participated in numerous clean energy trade associations and she is currently focused on clean fuels programs, renewable energy, critical minerals, and energy tax policy. She serves on the board of the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition, the CLEEN Project Advisory Board, and is a member of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. Ashley is also an executive at the start-up company BTR Energy, where she works with electric vehicle automakers on low carbon transportation programs. Ashley serves on the board of an independent K-12 school in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications and a Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University.