At Flexport, Ashianna is the executive sponsor of the company’s Pride Alliance employee resource group and is active in the company’s global humanitarian aid and environmental sustainability efforts through Flexport.org. Prior to joining Flexport, Ashianna was Director, Product & Regulatory Counsel at PayPal, where she was focused on PayPal’s Xoom product and its mission of financial inclusion and democratizing financial services for people all over the world. Prior to Paypal, Ashianna was an associate in private practice focused on corporate transactions, including securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions. She also represented public and private companies in connection with securities law compliance and general corporate matters. Ashianna previously served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Emily C. Hewitt of the United States Court of Federal Claims and also practiced in the general counsel’s office of Telecom Development Company of Afghanistan, Ltd. (Roshan) in Kabul, Afghanistan. She received her JD from the University of Michigan Law School and her BA at the University of California at Berkeley. Ashianna is committed to furthering Flexport’s mission of making global trade easier and more accessible for everyone.