Biography

Hovde Group

Ashley Griffith, 53, is currently a Director in Institutional Sales at Hovde Group, a boutique investment banking firm focused on the community and regional banking sector. He has held this position since early 2024. He has spent most of his 25+ year career in institutional sales at various investment banking firms, focused mostly on the financial sector. Prior to joining Hovde Group, he served as Managing Director – Institutional Sales of Compass Point Research and Trading (2020-2024), and at Sandler O’Neill, Evercore and Fox-Pitt, Kelton. Earlier in his career, Ashley worked in sell-side equity research focusing on the banking and media & entertainment sectors. Ashley graduated from Hobart College with a bachelor’s degree in Math.