Ben Ashmore 2012

Name: Ben Ashmore Title: Vice president, government business development Company: CleanEdison Location: New York, NY Place of birth: Detroit, MI Family: Spouse Stacey; children: Faith (14), Ben Jr. (12), Lucienne (6); stepchildren: Matt (23), Michael (19), Stephanie (14) College: American University--MPP; University of Michigan—MBA, BA (Economics) & BBA (Finance); Virginia Military Institute—Institute Scholar First job unrelated to your current field: Affordable Housing Property Manager First job in current field: HUD appointee Hobbies: Riding my Harley Favorite novel: "Love in the Time of Cholera" Favorite film: "Mr. Holland's Opus" Keys to success: Hard work and determination Person(s) you most admire (outside of family):Marvin Krivitzky If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? National Geographic Photographer