Ashley Welvaert serves as Chief Legal Officer at Modigent, a private-equity sponsored HVAC, plumbing, and controls company with 16 subsidiaries and headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. She is responsible for managing the legal affairs throughout every part of the company. Ashley brings over a decade of in-house legal experience from publicly traded and private companies in the construction and energy industries. Her leadership in the areas of workplace safety, risk management, commercial contracts, and dispute resolution are invaluable. Prior to joining Modigent, Ashley held a dual legal and risk management role at Renu (a national renovation contractor) and served as in-house counsel at JE Dunn Construction (a national general contractor). She started her legal career at a boutique litigation firm in Houston, Texas litigating cases involving construction defects, project delays, and jobsite accidents and breaches of restrictive covenants. Ashley earned her B.A. in History from Texas A&M University and her J.D. from Baylor University.