Ashley Bahney

Ashley Bahney is the senior director of the Office of Government and External Affairs. She is responsible for leadership and oversight of OGEA, an organization that supports the Lab community in engagement efforts at all levels of government and with key external leaders.

Most recently, Bahney served as the Deputy Laboratory Chief of Staff, where she supported strategic initiative development and strengthened engagement across DOE/NNSA and government agencies.

Prior to this position, she served as chief of staff for Strategic Deterrence (SD), where she held responsibility for enhancing coordination across the SD Senior Leadership Team as well as the development of organizational strategies and priorities within SD programs.

Bahney’s past experience includes nine years in Global Security as an analyst, associate program leader for Counterterrorism and Foreign Nuclear Weapons Intelligence Initiative (FNWII) Tri-Lab Coordinator. Bahney also brings with her experience from working at the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense.

Bahney holds an M.A. in international affairs from the University of California, San Diego, a B.A. in international relations from the University of California, Davis and a certificate in national security affairs from Texas A&M University.