Ashley Kuruvilla is Vice President and General Counsel at Woodland Direct, Inc., one of the leading e-commerce giants in the fire and hearth industry. As part of the corporation’s Executive Team, she advises on strategic initiatives, as well as manages all of the corporation’s legal matters, from commercial contracts to employment law, compliance to corporate governance. She also leads the company’s Human Resources team. Ashley has been in-house legal counsel at Woodland Direct for over 7 years. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Detroit Mercy and her Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law. She resides in metro Detroit and is also involved in philanthropic organizations that educate and empower those in underprivileged communities.