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Caroline Ashley is an international expert on the contributions that business makes to development. She is the editor of the Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business. Through Ashley Insight, she facilitates and analyses inclusive business – commercially sound business that tangibly involves people at the base of the pyramid. She has been responsible for tracking results and drawing out lessons from inclusive business portfolios that span some hundreds of businesses in Africa and Asia. Caroline’s 25 years’ experience in development has included pioneering work with tourism operators on tourism-driven local development and assessment of the impacts of business. In addition to work “under the tree” in Africa and Asia, she has worked for the Overseas Development Institute, the Namibian government, U.S. Congress, UK Parliament and a host of bilateral, multilateral and private consultancy clients.