Robin Ashton
Robin C. Ashton is an American government official who served as Central [Intelligence Agency Office of Inspector General|inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency].
Education
Ashton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the William & Mary Law School.Career
Department of Justice
Before joining the CIA, Ashton worked in the Office of Professional Responsibility in the Department of Justice where she served as director from January 2011 to September 2018. She also worked as the principal deputy director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.In 2001, Ashton was identified by The [New York Times] as having been denied a promotion due to a political dispute. Monica Goodling, White House liaison of the Department of Justice, was reported as having denied Ashton's promotion. Ashton appeared alongside James Comey, then Deputy Attorney General, to testify at a Congressional inquiry into Goodling's behavior.
During her DOJ career, Ashton was awarded the Attorney General's Claudia Flynn Award for Professional Responsibility, the Attorney General's Award for Outstanding Leadership in Management, the United States Attorney's Award for Meritorious Service, and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys Director's Award for Excellence in Management, among other awards.