Ashley Kim

Partner

Ashley's strength lies in her ability to scale organisations and unlock enterprise value while maintaining operational excellence and financial discipline. Prior to joining Ideia Partners, Ashley spent 15 years as Chief Executive Officer of one of Australia's largest private education enterprises, growing the business from 500 to more than 30,000 annual enrolments and expanding operations to 9 campuses across NSW and Victoria.

Ashley led the business through a $100M+ investment partnership, driving capital strategy, commercial modelling and enterprise uplift, alongside strategic M&A integration that unified multiple brands and co-curricular partnerships under a single national vision. She also spearheaded tech-enabled transformation across CRM, LMS and AI-driven platforms, and built the hybrid online learning infrastructure that sustained profitability through the pivot to online delivery during COVID - all while leading a workforce of 300+. Prior to her role as CEO, she spent seven years at Commonwealth Bank of Australia across market risk, governance and remuneration functions.

Ashley holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at UNSW Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce (Actuarial Studies and Finance Co-op) from UNSW.